Scott of the Antarctic

Director: Charles Frend Charles Frend

Overview

John Mills stars as Commander Scott, the leader of the ill-fated and famed 1911 expedition to be the first to discover the South Pole. The British were up against the Norwegians in the Arctic quest for fame and honor which was won by Norway.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/09/2015
UPC:	0644827331123
Original Release:	1948
Source:	Reel Vault
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:51:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Mills	Capt. R.F. Scott
James Robertson Justice	P.O. Taff Evans
Derek Bond	Capt. L.E.G. Oates
Harold Warrender	Dr. E.A. Wilson
Reginald Beckwith	Lt. H.R. Bowers
Kenneth More	Lt. Teddy Evans
James McKechnie	Lt. Atkinson
John Gregson	Petty Officer Green
Norman Williams	Stoker Lashley,Composer
Barry Letts	Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Clive Morton	Herbert Ponting
Anne Firth	Oriana Wilson
Diana Churchill	Kathleen Scott
Dennis Vance	Charles Wright
Larry Burns	Kilhane
Edward Lisak	Dmitri
Melville Crawford	Cecil Mears
Christopher Lee	Bernard Day
John Owers	E.J. Hooper
Bruce Seton	Canell
Sam Kydd	McKenzie
Mary Merritt	Helen Field
Percy Walsh	Chairman of Meeting
Noel Howlett	1st Questioner
Philip Stainton	2nd Questioner
Desmond Roberts	Admiralty Official
Dandy Nichols	Caroline
David Lines	Telegraph Boy
Des Roberts	Admiralty Official

Technical Credits

Walter Meade

Mary Hayley Bell

Ivor Montagu

Michael Balcon	Producer
Richard Dendy	Special Effects
Geoffrey Dickinson	Special Effects
Charles Frend	Director
Norman Ough	Special Effects
Sydney Pearson	Special Effects
Walter Meade	Screenwriter
Mary Hayley Bell	Screenwriter
Ivor Montagu	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Though not exactly the kind of picture that one would choose as a spirit-raiser, Scott of the Antarctic is nonetheless a moving and thoroughly captivating account of the ill-fated and tragic attempt by Captain Robert Falcon Scott to head the first team to reach the South Pole. It's a story filled with human drama, not leas because Scott and his men fail in their quest and pay for this failure with their lives. Indeed, there's so much potentially fascinating material here that it would be hard to NOT make a decent film from it, but director Charles Frend and writers Mary Hayley Bell, Walter Meade and Ivor Montagu have done far more than that. They have crafted a gripping, rending tale that demands the viewer's attention, even when it is recounting the tediousness of parts of the journey. Indeed, so well have the creators done their job that it's hard to tear one's eyes away from the screen at all. The writers have done an especially fine job with the dialogue, much of it taken from Scott's actual journal, which manages to delineate character and maintain personality without falling into excessive speechifying or archness. Scott is portrayed to a fare-thee-well by the tremendous John Mills, who work here is unimpeachable. Gorgeous if bleak cinematography is an invaluable part of the film's success.

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler