The Island at the Top of the World

The Island at the Top of the World 1974

6.40

De rijke Engelsman Sir Ross (Sinden) zet anno 1908 koers richting Noordpool om zijn vermiste zoon te zoeken. Hij wordt onder meer bijgestaan door professor Ivarsson (Hartman) die verstand heeft van de noordelijke geschiedenis. Ze hadden met veel rekening gehouden, maar niet een onontdekte stam Vikingen in een vulkaan aan te treffen.

1974

Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic 1948

7.20

Het waargebeurde verhaal van de Britse ontdekkingsreiziger Robert Falcon Scott en zijn noodlottige expeditie die probeert de eerste man te zijn die de Zuidpool ontdekt - maar ontdekt dat het moordend koude weer en een rivaliserend team van Noorse ontdekkingsreizigers tegen hem samenzweren

1948

Italiani all'Antartide

Italiani all'Antartide 1970

10.00

Documentaire over de eerste Italiaanse expeditie naar Antarctica, georganiseerd door de Italiaanse Alpenclub tussen 1968-69 en geleid door Carlo Mauri. De film toont het extreme pool milieu en de missies van de expeditie: het team van bergbeklimmers veroverde 10 maagdelijke bergtoppen, de wetenschappers voerden studies en onderzoeken uit en ontdekten onder meer een versteend bos.

1970

Voyage of the Nautilus

Voyage of the Nautilus 2006

5.50

Een fotografische reis samengesteld uit dagboeken, archiefmateriaal en foto's van een Australische militaire fotograaf, Sir Hubert Wilkins, in 1931 toen hij in een oude onderzeeër uit de Eerste Wereldoorlog van New York naar de Noordpool ging om de Noordelijke IJszee te verkennen. Op de dvd staan ​​een korte geschiedenis van de onderzeeër en een fotogalerij van Wilkins.

2006

Shackleton

Shackleton 2002

6.90

The true story of Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition to the the South Pole and his epic struggle to lead his crew to safety after his ship was crushed in the pack ice.

2002

The Last Place on Earth

The Last Place on Earth 1985

6.80

The Last Place on Earth is a 1985 Central Television seven part serial, written by Trevor Griffiths based on the book Scott and Amundsen by Roland Huntford. The book is an exploration of the expeditions of Captain Robert F. Scott and his Norwegian rival in polar exploration, Roald Amundsen in their attempts to reach the South Pole. The series ran for seven episodes and starred a wide range of UK and Norwegian character actors as well as featuring some famous names, such as Max von Sydow, Richard Wilson, Sylvester McCoy and Pat Roach. It also featured performances early in their careers by Bill Nighy and Hugh Grant. Subsequently Huntford's book was republished under the same name. The book put forth the point of view that Amundsen's success in reaching the South Pole was abetted by much superior planning, whereas errors by Scott ultimately resulted in the death of him and his companions.

1985

Shackleton

Shackleton 1983

6.00

A four-part drama adaptation about the life of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. Based on Shackleton’s own journals. In 1914 Ernest Shackleton chooses to lead a team on their famous journey aboard the Endurance. When the ship is trapped and crushed by pack-ice, Shackleton and five of his men embark on a desperate 800-mile journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia.

1983

Through the Homeland of Ice and Storms

Through the Homeland of Ice and Storms 1990

1

In 1989, the German polar explorer Arved Fuchs and the South Tyrolean mountaineer Reinhold Messner set out together to reach the South Pole on skis without sled dogs or motor technology and then cross the entire Antarctic. There are problems right from the start because the onward transport to the starting point by plane cannot be carried out on time. Finally, the adventurers set off from Patriot Hills Base Camp on the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf to the Pole. The completely different character traits of the two men quickly emerge. Messner is impetuous and pushes for speed. The calm Fuchs divides his strength and consistently follows his pace during all planned breaks. On New Year's Eve 1989, the two men are warmly welcomed by the crew of the US Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. But the much larger and more dangerous part of their adventurous continental crossing still lies ahead of them. The 3-part documentary shows one of the last great adventures of modern times in impressive pictures.

1990