Shackleton's Antarctic adventure / George Butler; Susanne Simpson; Scott Swofford; Kevin Spacey; Mose Richards. Videorecording.

Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Boston, Mass.] : Chatsworth, CA : WGBH Educational Foundation, Image Entertainment, ©2002.Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 41 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • Antarctic adventure
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.D62
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Hostile Antarctic -- 3. Sir Ernest Shackleton -- 4. Setting out -- 5. Caught in the ice -- 6. Spring surprise -- 7. Starting back -- 8. Elephant Island -- 9. Desperate gamble -- 10. Mountain crossing -- 11. Retracing the journey -- 12. Final rescue.
Production credits:
  • Written by Mose Richards and Crystal V. Spijer ; co-producer, Louise Rosen ; music by Sam Cardon.
Narrated by Kevin Spacey.Summary: Shackleton's Antarctic adventure recounts the extraordinary true story of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1916 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, which many consider "the greatest survival story of all time." This expedition has become a testament to heroism and human endurance, with all 28 men surviving nearly two years in the barren, frigid Antarctic when their ship, the Endurance, was caught
Item type: Audiovisual Item
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Originally created in 2001 for exhibition in IMAX Theatres.
Special features: movie trivia quiz, trailers, credits.

1. Introduction --
2. Hostile Antarctic --
3. Sir Ernest Shackleton --
4. Setting out --
5. Caught in the ice --
6. Spring surprise --
7. Starting back --
8. Elephant Island --
9. Desperate gamble --
10. Mountain crossing --
11. Retracing the journey --
12. Final rescue.

Written by Mose Richards and Crystal V. Spijer ; co-producer, Louise Rosen ; music by Sam Cardon.

Narrated by Kevin Spacey.


Shackleton's Antarctic adventure recounts the extraordinary true story of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1916 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, which many consider "the greatest survival story of all time." This expedition has become a testament to heroism and human endurance, with all 28 men surviving nearly two years in the barren, frigid Antarctic when their ship, the Endurance, was caught