Description
Herbert Ponting’s official record of Captain Scott’s legendary expedition to the South Pole, restored by the BFI and featuring a score by Simon Fisher Turner
Herbert Ponting’s official record of Captain Scott’s legendary expedition to the South Pole, restored by the BFI and featuring a score by Simon Fisher Turner, captures in breathtaking detail the alien beauty of the landscape, and ensured that the heroism involved would never be forgotten.
The BFI National Archive – custodian of the expedition negatives – created this award-winning restoration using the latest photochemical and digital techniques and reintroduced its sophisticated use of colour.
This film contains racist language. BFI does not endorse the language used in this presentation or align itself with it. BFI seeks to provide historically relevant depictions of our past and give you, as the viewer, control over what you watch by being transparent about its content.
Product details
| SKU | 5035673014387 |
| Alphabetical Title | The Great White Silence |
| Blu-Ray Region | B |
| Brand / Publisher | BFI |
| Catalogue Number | BFIB1438 |
| Certificate | U |
| Countries | UK |
| Director | Herbert Ponting |
| DVD Region | 0 |
| Extras | <ul class |
| Format | DVD, Blu-ray |
| Language(s) | English |
| Product contents | DVD and Blu-ray editions |
| Running time | 108 min |
| Sound | Silent film with additional score by Simon Fisher Turner |
| Subtitles | English subtitles for the Deaf and partial hearing |
| Year | 1924 |
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