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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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With Captain Scott in the Antarctic
1912 1h 30m XX
Documentary
Synopsis
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Filmed by Herbert G. Ponting during Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913), this 1912 documentary presented British audiences with the first moving pictures of Antarctica. Sponsored and distributed by Gaumont, the multi-reel program showed the Terra Nova ship, the Cape Evans base camp, daily routines of the expedition team, Antarctic wildlife, and striking scenes of the ice landscape. Released in London in 1912—before news of Scott’s death reached Britain—it became enormously popular, combining scientific record with patriotic spectacle.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Herbert G. Ponting
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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The take
Herbert G. Ponting directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2114 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- XX
Also by
Herbert G. Ponting
Production companies
Who made it
- GA
Gaumont Company
Key crew
- CinematographyHerbert G. Ponting
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1912-01-01
Also known as
International titles
- The Terra Nova ExpeditionGB
- With Captain ScottGB
- With Captain Scott to the South PoleNZ
- Captain Scott’s South Pole ExpeditionUS
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