Seven Cities of Antarctica
7.5 / 10
28 minutes
1958-12-25
English
US
Actors :
Winston Hibler
Description
In 1955 Operation "Deep Freeze" began. This film tells the story of its purpose - the establishment by the United States Navy of seven bases in Antarctica for scientific study and observations in connection with the International Geophysical Year. Rare motion pictures record sequences from the expeditions of the early pioneers, Mundsen and Scott, and the film becomes the story of man's instinct to understand and conquer the unknown.
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CinemaSerf
2/17/2024, 7:36:24 PM
Disney's "People and Places" takes us to the home of over 90% of the world's ice, where we learn a little of the statistics of this vast continent before spending a little time illustrating - with archive - the Amundsen and Scott race to the South Pole. The Norwegian made it home safely, the Britons weren't so fortunate. Now, Winston Hibler gets his book of handy facts out and tells us the polar p...