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25/12/1958 Documentary 0h 28m
75
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Overview

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.

  1. Winston Hibler

    Director

  2. Otto Englander

    Writer

  3. Ted Sears

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Winston Hibler

    Narrator

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-02-17
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 plateau is 10,000 feet high. No four footed creatures, no insects - just mighty glaciers that break off into mammoth icebergs and tiny droplets of ice that forms on the water like a scum. Talking of mi...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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