Antarctic Pioneers
| Antarctic Pioneers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Frank Hurley Philip Law |
| Produced by | Lee Robinson Frank Bagnall |
| Narrated by | John West |
| Cinematography | Frank Hurley |
Production company | |
Release date |
|
Running time | 30 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Antarctic Pioneers is a 1963 Australian documentary about Australia's history of Antarctic exploration from Sir Douglas Mawson's first expedition in 1911, to the 1954 expedition, under Phillip Law, which established a permanent Australian base on the continent. It was part of the Australia Today series.[1]
It was narrated by Frank Hurley, who died only a few weeks after the movie's completion.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Antarctic Pioneers at National Film and Sound Archive
- ^ "AUSTRALIA'S ROLE IN THE ANTARCTIC". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 527. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 May 1963. p. 18. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]
 | This article about a short documentary film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1963 films
- Australian short documentary films
- Documentary films about Antarctica
- 1963 documentary films
- 1963 short films
- 1960s short documentary films
- Australia and the Antarctic
- Films directed by Lee Robinson
- 1960s English-language films
- English-language documentary films
- 1960s Australian films
- Short documentary film stubs