CinemaOSMovie · 2014 · 1h 12m

Erebus: Operation Overdue

70%(3)IMDbDocumentary

On 28 November 1979, an Air New Zealand jet with 257 passengers went missing during a sightseeing tour over Antarctica. Within hours 11 ordinary police officers were called to duty to face the formidable Mount Erebus. As the police recovered the victims, an investigation team tried to uncover the mystery of how a jet could fly into a mountain in broad daylight. Did the airline have a secret it wanted to bury? This film tells the story of four New Zealand police officers who went to Antarctica as part of the police operation to recover the victims of the crash. Set in the beautiful yet hostile environment of Antarctica, this is the emotional and compelling true story of an extraordinary police operation.

Directed byPeter Burger, Charlotte Purdy

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 12m
Language
EN
Released
July 13, 2014
Studios
Rouge Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring
Tama Jarman

Tama Jarman

Stuart Leighton

Edwin Wright

Edwin Wright

Greg Gilpin

Fraser Brown

Fraser Brown

Bob Mitchell

Andrew Munro

Andrew Munro

Sgt Mark Penn

Creative team
Directed by
Peter Burger
Charlotte Purdy
Written by
Gavin Strawhan
Peter Burger
Produced by
Carmen J. Leonard

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