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kobvindex_ZLB14471063
Format:
1 DVD-Video (ca. 105 Min.)
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Tonformat: DD
Content:
With astonishing clarity, these legendary century-old images of Antarctic exploration take you to the heart of Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. (Moviemail)
Content:
The quality of these legendary century-old images of exploration and adventure is absolutely astonishing, thanks to the original 35mm negatives not only surviving (highly unusual for a film of this vintage) but being donated to the BFI shortly after Ponting's death, ensuring their proper preservation for future generations. Although Scott's decision to invite a professional cameraman had commercial motives (media rights to Ponting's images made a significant contribution to the expedition's fundraising), the historical importance of the footage is clear from the opening shots of the ship "Terra Nova" negotiating pack ice, and the scientific aspects of the expedition are depicted in fascinating detail - penguin lovers in particular will be in seventh heaven. For understandable practical reasons, Ponting did not accompany the Scott party on the final leg of their journey to the South Pole, but he was blessed with an extraordinary stroke of luck in that the four men he filmed demonstrating sledging and survival techniques comprised 80% of the final party. As a result, Ponting could intercut this footage with stills, maps, animated models and intertitles to recreate the full journey, giving an inescapably moving "you are there" impression. (Michael Brooke)
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Ländercode: 2
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Stummfilm mit niederl. Zwischentiteln
Language:
Dutch
Keywords:
Scott, Robert Falcon
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Antarktis
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Expedition
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Geschichte 1910-1913
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
Author information:
Scott, Robert Falcon
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