Follows the trials and tribulations of the unsuccessful exploration team of Sir Ernest Shackleton which set off from South America aboard the “Endurance” to sail to the Antarctic via South Georgia Island. After 9 weeks at sea, the ship was caught by an ice pack and frozen in. Uses archival footage, comments by surviving team members and original film footage taken by Frank Hurley. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
508612
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Archival resources
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Antarctica - Discovery and exploration
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Explorers - Antarctica
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - United States
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Antarctica - History
History → Explorers - Antarctica
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)