The story of the 1914-1916 Antarctic exploration mission of Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Cinematography
Hurley dove into freezing water to save these negatives. Worth it.
Direction
Reconstruction sequences staged for camera — early docufiction genius
Production
Actual footage from an actual hellscape. No set design required.
Director
Frank Hurley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hurley smashed 400 plates of negatives to reduce weight, keeping only 120. The 'lost' Antarctica remains exactly that.
Shackleton's return was overshadowed by WWI casualties. Britain needed a win, not more death — so the film became about triumph, not trauma.
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