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South

7.3(23)19191h 21m2

The story of the 1914-1916 Antarctic exploration mission of Sir Ernest Shackleton.

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Released
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Language
English
  • exploration
  • antarctic exploration

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Frank Hurley

Produced in

Australia, United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1919
    • PhysicalDVD27 May 2002

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South was released on 1 January 1919.

Audience reviews

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  • F

    FrankAZ

    12/30/2012

    When Frank Hurley loaded his cameras onto the Endurance in August 1914, ready to set sail with Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Antarctic expedition, he had no idea of what he would end up filming. This silent movie, released in 1919, contains Hurley's record of the expedition, and of what happened when the ship became stuck in the ice, leaving the explorers with little hope of rescue. Of course, we know that they were even…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/6/2022

    7/10

    Using some originally shot footage from the expedition that started just as Europe went to war in 1914, this tells a fascinating story of human endeavour in the face of just about everything hostile that nature has in it's armoury. We see elements of their preparation, their voyage and of the treacherousness of their new environment as their ship struggles to make headway through the ever thickening ice - before ulti…

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