A Film byGeorge Butler Based On
TheBook byCaroline Alexander
In August, 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton,a renowned explorer set sail with 27 men onhis ship The Endurance. His plan wasto be thefirst expeditionto cross theAntarctic Continent.
His ship was besetin heavy sea ice off thecoast of Antarctica andwas eventually crushed. Marooned onfour feet of ice over 8,000 foot deep water
Shackleton andhis crew survived some 635 days andnights without proper shelter or rationsin some of theharshest conditions imaginable. Eventually
bysmall boat andfoot Shackleton was ableto getto safety andthen rescue his entire crew.
The Endurance isconsidered bymany expertsto be thegreatest of all adventures. Miraculously
much of theoriginal story was captured onfilm andin pictures bytheship's photographer. To make The
Endurance themodern filmmakers wentto all original locationsto capture this astonishing storyin colorin one of themost remote motion pictures shoots ever
recorded.
Format:
Widescreen (1.85:1) (Enhanced for 16x9)
Special Features:
"Beyond the Endurance" Featurettes, Director's
Commentary, Isolated Score, Theatrical Trailer, Interactive Menus, Scene Selections
Languages: English (Dolby
Digital Surround)
Subtitles: English,
French
Sides: 1
Layers: Single
Running Time: 97 minutes
Rated: G
Company: Sony
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