Details
Directed by: Frank Hurley
Country:
United Kingdom
Runtime: 1hr 28min
Year: 1919
Topics:
History & Archive
Last Screened:
Thu 10th Feb 2022
A century after it was first made, the extraordinary, original film of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica returns to the big screen in spectacular style.
A record of one of the greatest survival stories in the history of exploration, South is the original film – exquisitely photographed by Frank Hurley – of Shackleton’s 1914-1916 voyage to Antarctica, during which his ship, the Endurance, was crushed by ice, stranding the hardy and resilient crew.
Re-released to mark the centenary of Shackleton’s death, South has been digitally remastered by BFI National Archive from its original restoration, and plays with a stunning newly-commissioned score by Neil Brand.
