With Byrd at the South Pole (1930)

Directed by

Julian Johnson

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Admiral Richard E. Byrd on his first Antarctic expedition. It shows the journey from the Little America base to the South Pole using footage and narration.

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What happens

With Byrd at the South Pole (1930) is a part-talkie documentary film about Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his first expedition to the South Pole beginning at the Little America-Exploration Base. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The dialogue sequences consist mainly of narration by Floyd Gibbons. The film won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 3rd Academy Awards. It was the first documentary to win any Oscar and is the only one to win cinematography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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