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This famous film is the official record of Captain Scott’s last Expedition to the Antarctic in 1912. The film tells of the hazardous journey to the South and includes the last photographs of Scott, Evans, Wilson, and Oates, who were lost. In photographing this film, Herbert Ponting, “Camera Artist” to the Expedition, faced great hardships and narrowly escaped death on a number of occasions. 1934 soundtrack added to original silent documentary of 1912.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007627
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Antarctica - Discovery and exploration
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Discoveries in geography
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Explorers
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Explorers - Antarctica
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912
Crafts & Visual Arts → Documentary photography
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
History → Antarctica - History
History → Explorers - Antarctica
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)