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DVD

The Endurance : Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition

Call Number

  • DVD 919.89 E5667 (CEN)

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Edition

Widescreen version.

Performers

Narrated by Liam Neeson.

Publication Information

Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, cc2003.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Added Uniform Title

Nova (Television program)

Summary

In August, 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton, a renowned explorer, set sail with 27 men on his ship The Endurance. His plan was to be the first expedition to cross the Antarctic continent. His ship was beset in heavy sea ice off the coast of Antarctica and was eventually crushed. Marooned on four feet of ice over 8,000 foot deep water, Shackleton and his crew survived some 635 days and nights without proper shelter or rations, enduring the harshest conditions imaginable. Eventually by small boat and foot, Shackleton was able to get to safety and then rescue his entire crew. This film features stunning Antarctic images and re-creations, plus the remarkable original still photography and 35mm motion picture footage of Frank Hurley, the official photographer for the Endurance expedition.

Notes

DVD format ; Dolby digital surround, Region 1 encoding.

Videodisc release of the 2000 documentary film broadcast on the NOVA public television series.

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Based on the book by Caroline Alexander.

Rated G.

In English with optional subtitles in English and French.

Special features include: "Beyond the Endurance" featurettes ; director's commentary ; isolated score ; digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video ; bonus trailers ; interactive menus ; animated selections.

Presented in a widescreen format which preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1.

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