South (1919)

Directed by

Frank Hurley

Genre

documentary film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent documentary shows footage from Ernest Shackleton's 1917 Antarctic expedition. It captures the crew's struggle against the ice and harsh conditions.

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What happens

South: Sir Ernest Shackleton's Glorious Epic of the Antarctic is a restored version of the 1919 silent film documentary In the Grip of the Polar Pack Ice, photographed and directed by Frank Hurley. The footage was created by Hurley on Ernest Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic in 1917. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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