
Herbert Ponting's official record of Captain Scott's legendary expedition to the South Pole, restored by the BFI and featuring a 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.
The BFI National Archive – custodian of the expedition negatives – created this award-winning restoration using the latest photochemical and digital techniques and reintroduced its sophisticated use of colour.
- Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
- 90° South (1933, 72 mins): Ponting's final sound version of his legendary expedition footage
- The Sound of Silence (2011, 13 mins): 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
- Archive newsreel items (1910-1925, 5 mins, DVD only): actuality coverage of the expedition's departure and return
- ***FIRST PRESSING ONLY*** Fully illustrated booklet featuring a lead essay by the BFI's Bryony Dixon, selected biographies and notes on the extra
Brand BFI
Run Time 108 mins approx
1924
Cast List Captain Robert Falcon Scott Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates
U
Director Herbert Ponting
Main Language Silent
Number of Disks 2
B
Studio BFI
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Total Price:$93.98
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