The Great White Silence
Seen it?1924 | 108 min | Documentary
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With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for people who love a true story told well. You'll come away knowing something you didn't.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Well paced for a documentary, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1924: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
Herbert Ponting travelled to Antarctica with Captain Scott’s ill-fated South Pole expedition and filmed the stunning images that make up this extraordinary documentary. (Originally released in 1912 as With Captain Scott in the Antarctic, the material was re-edited and re-issued by Ponting in 1924 as The Great White Silence.)
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Herbert G. Ponting
- Robert Falcon ScottSelf
- Herbert G. PontingSelf
- Henry R. BowersSelf
- Edgar EvansSelf
- Lawrence E.G. OatesSelf
- Edward Adrian WilsonSelf
- George P. AbbottSelf
- Edward Leicester AtkinsonSelf
- Alfred B. CheethamSelf
- Apsley Cherry-GarrardSelf