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Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (2001)

| Documentary, Short | 10 February 2001 (USA)
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Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure is a giant-screen film that tells the dramatic true story of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's now-legendary 1914-1916 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic ... See full summary »

Director:

George Butler

Writers:

Mose Richards, Crystal V. Spijer

Stars:

Kevin Spacey, Conrad Anker, Iain Fraser | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Kevin Spacey ... Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Conrad Anker ... Himself - Mountaineer
Iain Fraser Iain Fraser ... Alexander Macklin (voice)
Michael Gambon ... Sir Ernest Shackleton (voice)
Ciarán Hinds ... Thomas Orde-Lees (voice)
Denis Lill Denis Lill ... Lionel Greenstreet (voice)
Patrick Malahide ... Frank Worsley (voice)
Reinhold Messner Reinhold Messner ... Himself - Mountaineer
Bob Sherman Bob Sherman ... William Blakewell (voice)
Brett Swain ... Frank Hurley (voice)
Stephen Venables Stephen Venables ... Himself - Mountaineer
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Storyline

Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure is a giant-screen film that tells the dramatic true story of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's now-legendary 1914-1916 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. A testament to heroism and human endurance, the 28-man crew survived nearly two years in the Antarctic when its ship, the Endurance, was trapped and then crushed by pack ice. Written by Anonymous

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antarctic | endurance | ice | expedition | pack ice | See All (35) »

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The greatest survival story of all time.

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Documentary | Short

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 2001 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Ernest Shackleton: naufragé de l'Antarctique See more »
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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,931, 7 October 2001, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$160,464, 28 October 2001
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, NOVA/WGBH Boston, White Mountain Films See more »
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Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1
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Excellent flick
15 July 2002 | by AlexMD87 – See all my reviews

Excellent story, excellent interpretation of the story and an excellent choice for narrator...who doesn't love Kevin Spacey?!?!?! (We can all excuse him for the horror that was American Beauty) Anyway--bottom line...see this movie it's excellent. ;)
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