The Search for the Northwest Passage

2005 2h 10m EN

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BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 3

Documentary

Synopsis

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A look at the search for the fabled Northwest passage, the legendary path through the ice across the Canadian Arctic, and the attempts made by wealthy British explorer Sir John Franklin and penniless Norwegian Roald Amundsen.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Colin Tierney
Narrator
Maureen Bennett
Lady Jane Franklin
Richard Betts
Joe
Kåre Conradi
Roald Amundsen
Thom Fell
James Fitzjames
Anthony Gardner
Sir John Franklin
John Geiger
Himself
Darri Ingolfsson
Godfred Hansen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Louise Osmond
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Colin Tierney and Maureen Bennett and Richard Betts carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0452564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Louise Osmond directs. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Released 21 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Colin Tierney and Maureen Bennett and Richard Betts carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0452564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.