Antarctic Pioneers (1962)
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- 30min
- Documentary, Short
- 1962 (Australia)
- Short
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Cast
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Frank Hurley | ... |
Self - Narrator
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John West | ... |
Self - Narrator / Presenter
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Directed by
Frank Hurley | ||
Phillip Garth Law | ... | (as Phillip Law) |
Produced by
Frank Bagnall | ... | producer |
Stanley Hawes | ... | executive producer |
Lee Robinson | ... | series producer |
R. Maslyn Williams | ... | series producer |
Cinematography by
Frank Hurley | ||
Phillip Garth Law | ... | (as Phillip Law) |
George Lowe | ||
John William Trerise | ... | (as William Trerise) |
Editing by
Donald Murray | ||
Jack Rogers |
Sound Department
Alan Anderson | ... | sound |
Gordon Wraxall | ... | sound |
Production Companies
- Australian Commonwealth Film Unit
- Australian Department of Information
- Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition
- Australian National Film Board
- Australian News & Information Bureau
- Commonwealth Film Unit
- Film Division of the News and Information Bureau of the Department of the Interior
- News and Information Bureau of the Department of the Interior
Distributors
- Film Australia (1973) (Australia)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (participation)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
One of Australia's most famous photographers and explorers, Frank Hurley, presents this absorbing film on the history of Australia's first expeditions to the Antarctic continent between 1911 and 1954. In the summer of 1911, a group of pioneers set off from Hobart on the tall ship Aurora to an unknown land. Their send-off was captured by Hurley in remarkable, archival footage. Buffeted by blizzards, and with the ever-present threat of crevasses, they made Cape Dennison in Commonwealth Bay their base for one year. Hurley describes his subsequent expeditions to the region with Shackleton, Wilkins and Campbell. Campbell's expedition in 1947 saw the establishment of scientific stations at Heard and Macquarie Islands. In 1954, Hurley joined the expedition led by Phillip Law on the Danish ice-breaker, the Kista Dan. Hurley's original footage shows the ship edging its way across the pack ice to the safety of the harbour where the first permanent Australian post in the Antarctic, Mawson Station was established. A rare film which reveals the true hardship and courage of these early pioneers. Written by Official Synopsis |
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Trivia | Final film directed by Frank Hurley. See more » |