The Endurance
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Documentary. Adventure
A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton 's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in 1914-1916, featuring new footage of the actual locations and interviews with surviving relatives of key expedition members, plus archived audio interviews with expedition members, and a generous helping of the footage and still photos shot on the expedition.
Author | Review | ||
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United States | Baltimore Sun | "A great adventure." | POS |
United States | San Francisco Chronicle | "A remarkable documentary about an almost unfathomable ordeal." | POS |
United States | New York Post | "Essential viewing not just for those fascinated by adventure, exploration and survival, but for anyone interested in the magic of leadership." | POS |
United States | Boston Globe | "Butler's approach is subtle: His documentary allows the story to unfold elegantly, without embellishment, and it is more powerful for that restraint." | POS |
United States | The Washington Post | "The nail-biting quality of Shackleton's true story outdoes any dramatic fiction on the market." | POS |
United States | LA Weekly | "A thoughtful study of a time when there were adventurers who might actually respond to an advertisement reading 'Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold . . .'" | POS |
United States | The New York Times | "The tale, in any case, is so gripping, so full of improbable turns and agonizing reversals that it bears repeating, and Mr. Butler and Ms. Alexander tell it straightforwardly and well." | POS |
United States | Chicago Reader | "Without becoming manipulative, sensational, or trite, the movie lets us know what became of the animals -- many dogs and one stowaway cat -- on the ill-fated ship." | POS |
United States | Variety | "Conveys enough of the stirring true-life drama recounted in Butler's other Shackleton docu to satisfy ticketbuyers who demand substance even in larger-than-life entertainment." | POS |
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