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Scott of the Antarctic

Drama. Determined to lead the first expedition to reach the South Pole, naval officer Scott assembles a team to try to beat a Norwegian attempt.

A documentary-style dramatic depiction of the ill-fated 1911 expedition to the South Pole. Determined to lead the first expedition to reach the South Pole, naval officer Scott assembles a team to try to beat a Norwegian attempt. However the conditions the men face in the Antarctic prove draining and disastrous.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Mon 31 Mar 2008 13:10

Credits

Role Contributor
Captain Robert Falcon Scott John Mills
Captain LEG 'Titus' Oates Derek Bond
PO Edgar 'Taff' Evans James Robertson Justice
Dr EA Wilson Harold Warrender
Oriana Wilson Anne Firth
Kathleen Scott Diana Churchill
Lt EGR 'Teddy' Evans Kenneth More
Lt HR 'Birdie' Bowers Reginald Beckwith
Chief Stoker W Lashly Norman Williams
POT Crean John Gregson
Surgeon Lt EL Atkinson James McKechnie
Apsley Cherry-Gerrard Barry Letts
Producer Sidney Cole
Director Charles Frend
Writer Walter Meade
Writer Ivor Montagu
Writer Mary Hayley Bell

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