An account of the establishment and execution of the 1957-58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition under Sir Vivian Fuchs, with support by the New Zealand party under Sir Edmund Hillary. Includes excerpts from original films of the Scott and Shackleton Expedition by courtesy of the British Film Institute Archives.
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ACMI Identifier
000448
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Explorers - Antarctica
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Hillary, Edmund, Sir, 1919-
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
History → Explorers - Antarctica
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)