Stunning, Breathtaking | The Endurance - Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

review of "the endureance" | The Endurance - Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition | Liam Neeson, Julian Ayer

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	• The Endurance - Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition Liam Neeson, Julian Ayer Sony Pictures, 2003 average customer review:based on 47 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Breath taking

A breathtaking documentary about Lord Schakleton's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole where the force of human character is summuned by the most extreme forces of nature.

Stunning, Breathtaking

Look, you're here looking at this movie for a reason. it's ten times better than you think it will be. this aint no indie documentary. it's the real thing. the film production and the content is outstanding. I read a book about Enrest Shackleton but i didn't realize how strong mentally and physically he was until i watched this. outstanding, breathtaking, heroic. God was there with these men for sure.

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review of "the endureance"

i caught a portion of this documentary while at a friend's house, and i just HAD to buy it and watch the whole thing. far and away, one of the best documentaries i have ever seen! the fact that it covers one of the greatest survival stories ever doesn't hurt either. original expedition photos, modern HD video shot on site, excellent voice-over from liam neeson, a plethora of extra features . . . . what more could one ask for? shakleton was a MAN in every sense of the word.

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successful failure

In August 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men and 69 sled dogs sailed from South Georgia Island headed for the Antarctic continent; they intended to become the first to traverse its 1500 miles. They never got started. Six weeks later and only 100 miles from their starting point their ship ground to a halt in the endless pack ice. Eventually the ice crushed, splintered and sank The Endurance. Their saga over the next two years has proved to be one of the most remarkable and best documented stories of human survival, bravery, and leadership ever. After drifting clockwise for 10 months and 1300 miles on the massive, melting ice sheet towards open sea, the crew abandoned their doomed vessel, boarded their life boats, then took six months to find its way to Elephant Island. Shackleton and six of his crew then navigated a 22-foot lifeboat 800 miles in 17 days back to South Georgia Island. After several failed attempts, he finally returned to Elephant Island and rescued his stranded crew. Not one crew member was lost. Using ship logs, crew diaries, original photography (including stills and motion pictures by the ship photographer), interviews with descendants of the crew, and assorted historical archives, this film documents "the most successful failure" ever. There are many books on this drama; Alfred Lansing's The Endurance is one of our family's all-time favorite books, bar none. So is this incredible film.

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The Endurance

This DVD is an excellent account of Earnest Shacklton's attempt to cross the Antartic. The DVD includes pictures of the attempt, the men, and the boat. Nothing is ficionalized. Time limits the additions of some details and a good source for other details would be Shackleton's Forgotten Men. Other books written by the men detailing their account of the trip, Shackleton's diary, etc. are available.

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