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1. Amundsen (2019)
125 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The life and adventures of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the first man to arrive on the South Pole.
Director: Espen Sandberg | Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Christian Rubeck, Katherine Waterston, Trond Espen Seim
Votes: 4,990
2. The Man from Beyond (1922)
Not Rated | 74 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi
A man who has been frozen in the Arctic ice for 100 years returns to civilization to find his lost love.
Director: Burton L. King | Stars: Harry Houdini, Arthur Maude, Albert Tavernier, Erwin Connelly
Votes: 335
3. Shackleton and Scott: Rivals for the Pole (2001 Video)
53 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Shackleton and Scott were men with a common goal: the South Pole. However, divisions between them grew as jealousy and intrigue intensified their rivalry. The consequence of their polar ... See full summary »
Directors: John Murray, Donnacha O'Briain | Stars: Caroline Alexander, Ranulph Fiennes, David Hempleman-Adams, Diana Preston
4. Durch die Heimat des Eises und der Stürme (1990)
130 min | Documentary, Adventure
In 1989, the German polar explorer Arved Fuchs and the South Tyrolean mountaineer Reinhold Messner set out together to reach the South Pole on skis without sled dogs or motorized technology... See full summary »
Stars: Reinhold Messner, Arved Fuchs
5. Escape from Antarctica: On the Trail of Shackleton (1999 Video)
54 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
A team of Irish adventurers attempts to follow in the footsteps of Antarctic adventurer Ernest Shackleton, who, in 1914, tried to cross the polar continent.
Directors: Donnacha O'Briain, Mick O'Rourke | Stars: John Murray, Donagh Deeney, Mike Barry, Paddy Barry
6. The Mawson Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1913 (2011 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
A reconstruction of two lectures given by Sir Douglas Mawson between 1914-1916 of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1913. Using a combination of film and lantern slides of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Vincent Plush, Andrew Pike
7. Thin Ice VR (2021)
20 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Thin Ice VR is a 20-minute historical re-creation documentary VR experience presented by Tim Jarvis AM.
Director: James Calvert | Stars: Tim Jarvis, Craig Behenna, Jeff Lang, Mark Saturno
8. Mawson: Science and Survival (2012 TV Special)
53 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
'Mawson: Science and Survival' is the epic and relatively untold story of one of the Antarctic's most incredible stories of survival - the remarkable ill-fated trek of Douglas Mawson in ... See full summary »
Stars: Jack Thompson, Geoff Moxham, Douglas Mawson, Quentin Bryce
9. Douglas Mawson and Edgar P. Waite: Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1913 (1967)
17 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
[Shot List:] Ship at a wharf, huts in background, furry animal(?) on board, freight on deck, 'Aurora' on stern, ship departs from dock, shots on board, men climb mast rigging, 3 mast ship ... See full summary »
Director: John Heyer
10. Under the Pole (1959)
1 min | Short, News
Nearing the ice-packs of the Arctic, the American nuclear-powered Submarine "Skate" submerged. A 12-day, 3,000-mile trip under the Polar regions lay ahead. The voyage, under Commander James... See full summary »
Star: James Calvert
11. Sir Hubert Wilkins: Polar Explorer and Aviator (2015)
37 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
The true and extraordinary life of Hubert Wilkins. He was compared to Lawrence of Arabia by Australian General John Monash who said he was "the bravest man I have ever seen".
Stars: Brian Hernan, Hubert Wilkins
12. Southward on the Quest (1922)
20 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
Record of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition in 1921.
Star: Ernest Shackleton
14. 12 Flags South (1963 TV Special)
53 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
A documentary about Antarctica.
Director: Lionel Hudson | Stars: James Condon, Richard E. Byrd, Douglas Mawson, Ernest Shackleton
15. Eigil Knuth - billedhugger, forfatter, polarforsker (2000)
46 min | Documentary
Documentary about polar expert and explorer Eigil Knuth.
Directors: Kent Allan Beck, Claus Heinberg | Star: Eigil Knuth
16. Antarctica: Physical Geography (1991 Video)
25 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
Director: Christopher McCullough | Star: John Flynn
17. Sir Hubert Wilkins (1938)
1 min | Short, Biography, News
Sir Hubert Wilkins gives his views and hopes about his forthcoming submarine expedition to the North Pole.
18. Sir Hubert Wilkins Describes His Recent Antarctic Expedition (1930)
3 min | Short, Adventure, News
The distinguished explorer tells of recent expedition.
Star: Hubert Wilkins
19. Aerial Antarctic Discoveries (1930)
1 min | Short, Adventure, News
Stars: Hubert Wilkins, Carl Ben Eielson
20. Wende im Eis - Die Geschichte der letzten DDR-Antarktisforscher (2020 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, History
In 1989, thirteen GDR scientists and technicians set off from East Berlin to the Georg Forster research station in the Antarctic. During their expedition the Berlin Wall fell on November ... See full summary »
Director: Anna Schmidt | Stars: Hans Henrik Wöhler, Jean-Baptiste Marcenac, Norbert Flaake, Thomas Gerloff
Votes: 12
21. The Steps with No Name (2020)
124 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Ample white, glistening polar light, a silhouette in the distance: Ray Mondt was a polar explorer, a seeker who never shied away from any obstacles on the path of knowledge. His workplace: ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Smithee | Stars: Stefan Lampadius, Tancredi Volpert, Fari Shams, Simon Rußig
22. Mawson in the Mirror (2014 Video)
77 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Michael Brooks, Karin Barovich, Alan Collins, Douglas Mawson
23. Sir Hubert Wilkins in Canada (1937)
1 min | Short, News
Sir Hubert Wilkins getting out of airliner. Close ups and speech. He is about to set out on search for lost Soviet Polar airmen.
Star: Hubert Wilkins
24. Surviving Extremes (2006 TV Special)
52 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Stars: Bill Garner, Andrew S.W. Thomas, Douglas Mawson
26. Polar Explorer Rates 9 Polar Survival Scenes in Movies and TV (2021 Video)
18 min | Documentary, Short
Explorer Dwayne Fields looks at nine polar-exploration scenes from popular TV shows and movies and rates them based on realism. He looks at "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004), "Eight Below" (... See full summary »
Star: Dwayne Fields
28.
Lillie (1978)
Episode:
The New Helen
(1978)
51 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Lillie refuses to have an affair with King Leopold of Belgium but acquires more conquests. Oscar Wilde writes a poem to her.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Francesca Annis, Anton Rodgers, Peter Egan, Jennie Linden
Votes: 21
29.
Erlebnis Erde (2007– )
Episode:
Expedition Arktis - Ein Jahr. Ein Schiff. Im Eis.
(2020)
89 min | Documentary, Adventure
It's the largest Arctic expedition of all time. In September 2019 the German icebreaker "Polarstern" is on its way to the North Pole. The best scientists of their generation are on board. ... See full summary »
Director: Philipp Grieß | Stars: Stephan Schad, Stefanie Arndt, Eric Brossier, Robert Campbell
Votes: 83
30.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 17 February 1954
(1954)
News, Talk-Show
Lesueur and Crawford interview Col. Bernt Balkin, arctic explorer and U.S. Air Force officer. Topics include aviation challenges at the South Pole, the importance of the North Pole region ... See full summary »
Stars: Bernt Balkin, Kenneth Crawford, Larry LeSueur
31.
The Last Explorers (2011)
Episode:
William Speirs Bruce
(2011)
Documentary, Biography, History
Following in the footsteps of a scientific explorer who has become all but lost to history, Neil charts the remarkable story of William Speirs Bruce, one of Britain's greatest, but ... See full summary »
Director: Colin Murray | Stars: Neil Oliver, Simon Tait, Klaus Dodds, Derren Fox
Votes: 8