The true story of Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition to the South Pole, and his epic struggle to lead his twenty-eight man crew to safety after his ship was crushed in the pack ice.
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- Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 20 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
Kenneth Branagh | ... |
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
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Eve Best | ... |
Eleanor Shackleton
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Mark Tandy | ... |
Frank Shackleton
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Embeth Davidtz | ... |
Rosalind Chetwynd
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Lorcan Cranitch | ... |
Frank Wild
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Chris Larkin | ... |
George Marston
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Nicholas Rowe | ... |
Thomas Orde-Lees
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Phoebe Nicholls | ... |
Emily Shackleton
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Mark McGann | ... |
Tom Crean
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Shaun Dooley | ... |
Hubert Hudson
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Danny Webb | ... |
Perris
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Corin Redgrave | ... |
Lord Curzon
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Kevin McNally | ... |
Frank Worsley
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Nicholas Hewetson | ... |
Alexander Macklin
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Christian Steel | ... |
Leonard Hussey
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Matt Day | ... |
Frank Hurley
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Jamie Lee | ... |
James Wordie
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Pip Torrens | ... |
James McIlroy
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Ken Drury | ... |
Henry McNeish
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Ian Mercer | ... |
Ernest Holness
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Craig Cheetham | ... |
Walter How
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Nigel Whitmey | ... |
William Bakewell
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Celyn Jones | ... |
Perce Blackborow
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Paul Bigley | ... |
Charles Green
(2 episodes, 2002)
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Angus Barnett | ... |
Wounded Soldier
(1 episode, 2002)
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John Grillo | ... |
Franks
(1 episode, 2002)
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Paul Humpoletz | ... |
Man in Audience
(1 episode, 2002)
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Cicely Delaney | ... |
Cecily Shackleton
(1 episode, 2002)
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Christian Young | ... |
Raymond Shackleton
(1 episode, 2002)
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Gino Melvazzi | ... |
Head Waiter
(1 episode, 2002)
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Michael Culkin | ... |
Jack Morgan
(1 episode, 2002)
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Abby Ford | ... |
Marcie
(1 episode, 2002)
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Ron Donachie | ... |
Keltie
(1 episode, 2002)
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Robert Swann | ... |
Freshfield
(1 episode, 2002)
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Elizabeth Spriggs | ... |
Janet Stancombe Wills
(1 episode, 2002)
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Rick Warden | ... |
John Vincent
(1 episode, 2002)
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Peter Cartwright | ... |
Judge
(1 episode, 2002)
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Ben Silverstone | ... |
Very Young Applicant
(1 episode, 2002)
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Richard Cant | ... |
First Lieutenant
(1 episode, 2002)
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Hugh Ross | ... |
Marsh
(1 episode, 2002)
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Matthew Ashwood | ... |
Second Lieutenant
(1 episode, 2002)
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Mark Williams | ... |
Dudley Docker
(1 episode, 2002)
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Bjørn Floberg | ... |
Sorlie
(1 episode, 2002)
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Roger May | ... |
Cavalry Officer
(1 episode, 2002)
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Hal Cruttenden | ... |
Bearded Applicant
(1 episode, 2002)
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Joseph Long | ... |
Oddenino
(1 episode, 2002)
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Matt Wilkinson | ... |
Assistant Director
(1 episode, 2002)
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Robert Hardy | ... |
Sir James Caird
(1 episode, 2002)
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Bruce Byron | ... |
Harbour
(1 episode, 2002)
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Hugh Simon | ... |
Equerry
(1 episode, 2002)
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Production Companies
- A+E Networks
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (in association with)
- Channel 4 Television Corporation
- Firstsight Films
Distributors
- A+E Networks (2002) (United States) (tv)
- A&E Home Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
- Future Film (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
- Geneon Entertainment (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- NHK Sôgô (2003) (Japan) (tv) (dubbed version)
- NHK-BS2 (2003) (Japan) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Polyband (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2002) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- Framestore (digital visual effects)
- Snow Business International (snow effects)
Other Companies
- Angels (costumes)
- Anglia Catering Services (catering)
- Burberry (costumes)
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- DB Post (sound re-recorded at)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Jaeger (costumes)
- Lee Lighting (lighting)
- London Editing Machines Ltd. (editing equipment)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Pegasus Pictures (production services: Iceland and Greenland)
- Poles Apart (arctic advisors)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Sony Music Studios (sound recorded and mixed at)
- Square Sail Ventures Ltd. (ship supplier)
- Square Sail (ship supplier: Endurance)
- The Philharmonia Orchestra (musicians)
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Taglines | The greatest survival story of all time See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The scene in which Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton threatens to throw his gloves overboard if the crewman doesn't take them is based on a true incident. In actuality, it was Frank Hurley who wouldn't take them. See more » |
Goofs | When the men start hauling their boats over the ice, we see the name "J. Caird" clearly painted on one of them. A few minutes later Shackleton announces he has decided to name the boats and unveils the painted names for the first time. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Shackleton: Breaking the Ice (2001). See more » |
Quotes |
[Answering a question about his 1908-9 expedition]
Sir Ernest Shackleton: Thank you for your question. You are right, sir, we failed. We failed to reach the South Pole. I turned back. I chose life over death for myself and for my friends, which is why I am here to tell you about it tonight. But others follow in our footsteps Captain Scott, taking our route; the Norwegian, Amundsen, from the Bay of Whales. And if they should fail, then I will try again. Because I believe it is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure... would be not to explore at all. See more » |