The Great White Silence

Nan
1h 48m
1924
7.806 /10 (54)

Overview

Herbert Ponting travelled to Antarctica with Captain Scott’s ill-fated South Pole expedition and filmed the stunning images that make up this extraordinary documentary. (Originally released in 1912 as With Captain Scott in the Antarctic, the material was re-edited and re-issued by Ponting in 1924 as The Great White Silence.)

Country : United Kingdom
Languages : No Language
Released Date: 1924-05-01

Top Billed Cast

Robert Falcon Scott

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Herbert G. Ponting

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Henry R. Bowers

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Edgar Evans

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Lawrence E.G. Oates

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Edward Adrian Wilson

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