Shackleton - The Greatest Survival Story of All Time (3-Disc Collector's Edition)
by Charles Sturridge
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Actor: Eve Best, John Grillo, Kenneth Branagh, Paul Humpoletz, Phoebe NichollsDirector: Charles Sturridge
Brand: A and E Home Video
Writer: Charles Sturridge
Producer: Delia Fine
Producer: Emilio Nunez
Producer: Francesca Barra
Producer: Rupert Ryle-Hodges
Producer: Selwyn Roberts
Producer: Snorri Þórisson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 200 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-04-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
Movie Reviews of Shackleton - The Greatest Survival Story of All Time (3-Disc Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: Grand adventure, excellent bonus features
Summary: 5 Stars
Kenneth Branagh brings his customary swagger to this portrayal of the British adventurer Ernest Shackleton, together with a first-class supporting cast. Perfectly arrayed in Edwardian period costumes and sets, the story starts with the Antarctic veteran and lecturer learning that Roald Amundson has become the first person to reach the South Pole. He decides to one-up the Norwegian with the first trans-Antarctic expedition. The film follows Shackleton as he raises money, selects a crew, and carries on a love affair that his wife discovers. But he soon leaves both wife and paramour for his irresistable compulsion to conquer the unknown.
Shackleton and his men travel to Argentina and thence to Antarctica via the aptly-named sailing ship Endurance. When it is trapped and then crushed by the ice, they set off with their dogs by foot, pulling lifeboats and supplies through ghastly weather until they can finally launch the boats and, though heroic efforts, reach land and eventual salvation. These scenes are interwoven with scenes at home in Britain, where friends and family wait anxiously and where rescue missions are proposed but never undertaken, as the ongoing carnage of World War I makes the fate of 28 men seem small by comparison.
Shackleton himself comes across as something of a glib promoter, an ambitious man drawn by fame and glory. Yet when his back is to the wall, he proves that he is not just a great explorer but also a great judge of character and an indomitable leader of men. His charisma and motivational abilities literally save his expedition-mates, allowing them to come home after three incredible years, long after most Britons have given them up for dead, with nary a life lost (though three men died in a separate expedition that left supply depots for Shackleton).
The script draws much of its dialog and detail from the diaries and letters of crewmen, who survived a harrowing journey through an amazing combination of strength, courage, resourcefulness, and sheer determination. The production values are superb, worthy of a feature film, and the photography, based on the documentary photos and films of the expedition's photographer, is breathtaking. The outdoor scenes were shot in Greenland using a full reconstruction of The Endurance. You truly feel the bitter cold and exhaustion of the men, and their survival seems nothing short of a miracle.
The first two discs in this three-disc set contains only the 206-minute made-for-television miniseries, without so much as a commentary or a subtitle, but the third disc holds three worthwhile documentaries. The first is a 49-minute presentation entitled "Breaking the Ice: The Making of Shackleton," the second a 43-minute biography called "Ernest Shackleton: Looking South," and the third a 92-minute history special: "Antarctica: A Frozen History." A profile of Kenneth Branagh rounds out the disc.
I heartily recommend this gripping, inspiring, educational set.
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