The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Directed by	George Butler
Produced by	George Butler, Caroline Alexander, Terrence Malick
Written by	Caroline Alexander, Joseph Dorman
Starring	Liam Neeson (narrator)
Distributed by	Cinegate
Running time	97 mins
Language	English
Budget	N/A

The Endurance is a 2000 documentary film directed by George Butler about Ernest Shackleton's failed Antarctic expedition in 1914. The Endurance was the name of the ship of Shackleton's expedition.

Plot

After failing to be the first to reach the South pole by only 97 miles in 1909, Shackleton set out to be the first to cross the Antarctic continent via the pole. The expedition met disastrous results when its ship became trapped and ultimately crushed in the ice pack. Shackleton and his 26-man crew endured the long polar winter before ultimately finding rescue following an 800-mile open boat voyage on the Weddell sea. Against all odds, the entire crew of The Endurance survived. Frank Hurley's original film footage was used by Butler along with interviews of surviving relatives to present the story of Shackleton's expedition.

Reception

The film was well received by critics, and was nominated for and won several awards. Butler followed it up the next year with another documentary about Shackleton's expedition entitled Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure.

External links

• The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition at the Internet Movie Database