Rent The Great White Silence (1924)
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1h 48min
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- Synopsis:
- Herbert Ponting's official record of Captain Scott's legendary expedition to the South Pole, restored by the BFI and featuring a new musical score by Simon Fisher Turner, captures in breathtaking detail the alien beauty of the landscape, and ensured that the heroism involved would never be forgotten.
- Directors:
- Herbert Ponting
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/06/2011
- Run Time:
- 108 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo, Silent
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- Bonus:
- 90° South (1933,72 mins): Ponting's final sound version of his legendary expedition footage
- Great White Silence: How Did They Do It? (2011, 20 mins): new documentary about the restoration
- The Sound of Silence (2011,13 mins): new documentary about Simon Fisher Turner's approach to the score
- Location field recordings (2010,4 mins): celebrated sound recordist Chris Watson's document of Scott's expedition hut
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