- Shackleton (film)
"Shackleton" is a 2002 British
television film broadcast in two parts byChannel 4 . Directed byCharles Sturridge , the cast includesKenneth Branagh in the title role, along withKevin McNally ,Embeth Davidtz , Danny Webb andPhoebe Nicholls (also the director's wife) as Lady Shackleton. It was filmed in the UK,Iceland andGreenland . The film used first-hand accounts by the men on the expedition to re-tell the story, andRoland Huntford , the author of the definitive Shackleton biography, was a production advisor.In
North America it was broadcast on theA&E Network . The film was nominated for sevenEmmy Awards , sixBAFTA Awards and aGolden Globe Award .fact|date=May 2008Plot summary
The films tells the true story of explorer
Sir Ernest Shackleton and his 1914 Antarctic expedition on the ship "Endurance". After the ship is trapped and then crushed bypack ice , Shackleton vows to find rescue for his men. He undertakes an epic journey across ice, 800 miles of theSouthern Ocean and an uncharted mountain range onSouth Georgia Island , to find awhaling station from where he rescues his entire shipwrecked party. Not a single man died in this real life epic adventure.External links
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