A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in and the crew of his vessel 'The Endurance', which was trapped in the ice floes and frigid open ocean of the Antarctic in 1914. Shackleton decided, with many of his crew injured and weak from exposure and starvation, to take a team of his fittest men and attempt to find help. Setting out in appalling conditions with hopelessly inadequate equipment, they endured all weather and terrain and finally reached safety. Persuading a local team of his confidence that the abandoned team would still be alive, he set out again to find them. After almost 2 years trapped on the ice, all members of the crew were finally rescued. Shackleton's historic story is recounted and re-created, featuring new footage of the actual locations and interviews with surviving relatives of key expedition members, plus archived audio interviews with expedition members, and much of the footage and still photos shot on the expedition. Sir Ernest Shackleton is a man with a will of iron.Read full review
Having seen a museum exhibition of the Shackleton/Endurance story, I was eager for more. This documentary does not disappoint in that regard. The footage and narration are first rate, and reveal aspects of the ill-fated voyage not described elsewhere. Quite why this documentary is not available through the usual channels, I'm not sure, but it was well worth getting hold of.
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