Adventure ·Drama ·History · United Kingdom · 1948 · 1h 51m

Scott of the Antarctic

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Director
Charles Frend
Cast
John Mills as Captain R.F. Scott R.N. Derek Bond as Captain L.E.G. Oates Harold Warrender as Dr. E. A. Wilson James Robertson Justice as P.O. (Taff) Evans R.N. Reginald Beckwith as Lt. H. R. Bowers RIM Kenneth More as Lt. E.G.R. (Teddy) Evans R.N.
Crew
Jack Cardiff — Director of Photography Peter Tanner — Editor Ralph Vaughan Williams — Original Music Composer Walter Meade — Screenplay Ivor Montagu — Screenplay Michael Balcon — Producer
Tagline

The noblest adventure man ever dared!

Synopsis

The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him

Mood & Themes
coldpenguinsnowstormbiographybased on true storyglaciersurvivalsnowantarcticablizzardsouth polefrostbite
Key Collaborators
Charles Frend Director Jack Cardiff Director of Photography Peter Tanner Editor Ralph Vaughan Williams Original Music Composer Walter Meade Screenplay Ivor Montagu Screenplay Michael Balcon Producer
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