CinemaOSMovie · 1924 · 1h 48m

The Great White Silence

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Herbert Ponting travelled to Antarctica with Captain Scott’s ill-fated South Pole expedition and filmed the stunning images that make up this extraordinary documentary. (Originally released in 1912 as With Captain Scott in the Antarctic, the material was re-edited and re-issued by Ponting in 1924 as The Great White Silence.)

Directed byHerbert G. Ponting

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Released
Runtime
1h 48m
Language
EN
Released
May 1, 1924
Studios
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation

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The Great White Silence (1924) - Available to order on DVD & Blu-ray | BFI

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10 credited
Starring

Robert Falcon Scott

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Herbert G. Ponting

Herbert G. Ponting

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Henry R. Bowers

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Edgar Evans

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Lawrence E.G. Oates

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Edward Adrian Wilson

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George P. Abbott

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Edward Leicester Atkinson

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Alfred B. Cheetham

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Apsley Cherry-Garrard

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Directed by
Herbert G. Ponting
Herbert G. Ponting

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