

The Great White Silence
1924-05-01 · 108 min · ★ 7.8
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.)
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- Herbert G. Ponting
- Production companies
- Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Antarctica
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- Released
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Herbert G. PontingSelfTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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