Footage from a remarkable silent documentary has been combined with new photography, music and a narration to produce an even more remarkable sound documentary.
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01/04/02
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The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition (2001)
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Reviews Counted:64
Fresh:61
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: The Endurance presents exciting footage of an amazing real-life story of survival.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Theatrical Release:Sep 21, 2001 Limited
Box Office: $2,071,494
Synopsis: In August 1914, seasoned British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton embarks on his third excursion into Antarctic territory, planning to cross the Antarctic continent on foot--something no other... [More]
Starring: Roland Huntford, John Blackborow, Peter Wordie, Marie Crean O'Brien
Director: George Butler
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Reviews for The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic...
Top CriticMost of all, it is a salute to Shackleton himself, whose calm and grace under extreme pressure helped guarantee that not a single crew member would be lost.
01/03/02
Top CriticMuch of the power of "The Endurance" derives from the artistic images captured during the voyage by pioneer Australian documentary photographer Frank Hurley (1885-1962).
12/31/01
A first-rate documentary about an exploit that almost defies belief.
12/28/01
Better than the book it's based on.
12/28/01
The sense of scale inherent in both Hurley's ancient film clips and Butler's more recent shots is greatly enhanced on the big screen.
12/28/01
The footage -- all hand-cranked by Hurley -- of the Endurance buckling under the pressure of the shifting ice is an image one will not soon forget.
12/23/01
"The Endurance" doesn't simply care about the facts, it has genuine regard for the people who were involved.
12/23/01
The narration by Liam Neeson is flavorful and ingratiating without ever intruding on the story, and is augmented with quotations by a dozen actors reading from the crew members' diaries and letters.
12/21/01
Those who see Endurance, however, are not likely soon to forget what they see, even if they have some difficulty imagining how it could be possibly be true.
12/21/01
Top CriticAnyone interested in great stories should be interested in this one.
12/21/01
A triumph.
12/13/01
Top CriticMiraculously, the photographs and films of Frank Hurley survived the ordeal, so viewers can see the destruction of The Endurance and all the miserable, icy things that follow.
12/09/01
Although the juxtaposition [of old and present-day footage] is jarring at first, the tale is so compelling that the film soon takes on a seamless quality.
12/07/01
The finest documentary films always entertain while they educate, and George Butler's phenomenal Endurance goes even farther than that; it virtually hypnotizes.
12/07/01
The nail-biting quality of Shackleton's true story outdoes any dramatic fiction on the market.
11/30/01
Top CriticAn engrossing chronicle of the legendary voyage.
11/30/01
Top CriticIt's worth seeking out, definitely.
11/27/01
Top CriticVery much the sort of thing that one finds--and enjoys--on PBS all the time.
11/25/01
This wonderful documentary benefits from the inclusion of unique archival footage that was filmed during the two-year journey.
11/18/01
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