Herbert Ponting travelled to Antarctica with Captain Scott’s ill-fated South Pole expedition and filmed the stunning images that make up this extraordinary documentary. (Originally released in 1912 as With Captain Scott in the Antarctic, the material was re-edited and re-issued by Ponting in 1924 as The Great White Silence.)
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Robert Falcon Scott
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Herbert G. Ponting
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Henry R. Bowers
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Edgar Evans
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Lawrence E.G. Oates
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Edward Adrian Wilson
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The fact that Capt. Robert Falcon Scott had the presence of mind to ensure that a cinematographer accompanied his expedition to conquer the South Pole allows us - 100 years later - to enjoy this fascinating documentary. It has been recently restored to commemorate the centenary of the ultimately doo...
The Great White Silence (1924) - Available to order on DVD & Blu-ray | BFI
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