''The Endurance'' is a 2000 documentary film directed by
George Butler George Butler may refer to:
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* George Butler (filmmaker) (1944–2021), American filmmaker
* George Butler (record producer) (1931–2008), American record producer
* George Bernard Butler (1838–1907), American painter
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about
Ernest Shackleton's legendary
Antarctic expedition in 1914. It is based on the book of the same name.
''Endurance'' was the name of the ship of Shackleton's expedition. Butler followed it up the next year with another documentary about Shackleton's expedition titled ''
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
''Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure'' is an IMAX film about the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton between 1914 and 1917. Directed by George Butler, the film was released in February 2001 and was narrated by Kevin Spacey ...
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Plot
After failing to be the first to reach the
South Pole
The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole, Terrestrial South Pole or 90th Parallel South, is one of the two points where Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on Earth and lies antipod ...
by only 97 miles in 1909, Shackleton set out to be the first to cross the Antarctic continent via the pole. The expedition met disastrous results when its ship became trapped and ultimately crushed in the ice pack. Shackleton and his 28-man crew endured the long polar winter before ultimately finding rescue following an 800-mile open boat voyage on the
Weddell Sea
The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha ...
. Against all odds, the entire crew of ''Endurance'' survived.
Frank Hurley's original film footage was used by Butler, along with interviews of surviving relatives to present the story of Shackleton's expedition.
Reception
The film was well received by critics, and was nominated for and won several awards.
Endurance awards page
IMDb.com
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, p ...
, accessed January 3, 2007.
See also
*Survival film
The survival film is a film genre in which one or more characters make an effort at physical survival. It often overlaps with other film genres. It is a subgenre of the adventure film, along with swashbuckler films, war films, and safari films. S ...
References
External links
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2000 films
British documentary films
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Ernest Shackleton
Documentary films about Antarctica
2000 documentary films
Films directed by George Butler (filmmaker)
Films scored by Michael Small
2000s English-language films
2000s British films
English-language documentary films
Films produced by George Butler (filmmaker)
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