Movie Cosmos - Scott of the Antarctic

Description:

The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him

Top Cast >

John Mills

As Captain R.F. Scott R.N.

Derek Bond

As Captain L.E.G. Oates

Harold Warrender

As Dr. E. A. Wilson

James Robertson Justice

As P.O. (Taff) Evans R.N.

Reginald Beckwith

As Lt. H. R. Bowers RIM

Kenneth More

As Lt. E.G.R. (Teddy) Evans R.N.

James McKechnie

As Surgeon Lt. E.L. Atkinson R.N.

John Gregson

As P.O. T. Crean R.N.

Norman Williams

As Chief Stoker W. Lashly R.N.

Barry Letts

As Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Clive Morton

As Herbert Ponting F.R.P.S.

Anne Firth

As Oriana Wilson

Diana Churchill

As Kathleen Scott

Dennis Vance

As Charles S. Wright

Larry Burns

As P.O. P. Keohane R.N.

Edward Lisak

As Dimitri

Melville Crawford

As Cecil Meares

Christopher Lee

As Bernard Day

John Owers

As F. J. Hooper

Bruce Seton

As Lt. H. Pennell R.N.

Sam Kydd

As Leading Stoker E. McKenzie R.N.

Mary Merrett

As Helen Field

Percy Walsh

As Chairman of Meeting

Noel Howlett

As First Questioner

Philip Stainton

As Second Questioner

Desmond Roberts

As Admiralty Official

Dandy Nichols

As Caroline

David Lines

As Telegraph Boy

Top Crew >

Charles Frend

Director

Michael Balcon

Producer

Mary Hayley Bell

Additional Dialogue

Sidney Cole

Associate Producer

Natalie Kalmus

Other

Ivor Montagu

Screenplay

Arne Åkermark

Art Direction

Osmond Borradaile

Additional Director of Photography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Additional Director of Photography

Paul Beeson

Camera Operator

Sydney Pearson

Special Effects

Rowland Douglas

Assistant Director

Harry Frampton

Makeup Artist

Geoffrey Dickinson

Special Effects

Walter Meade

Screenplay

Bob Moss

Camera Operator

Jack Cardiff

Director of Photography

Richard Dendy

Special Effects

Norman Ough

Special Effects

Quintin Riley

Technical Advisor

Chic Waterson

Camera Operator

Stephen Dalby

Sound Supervisor

Arthur Bradburn

Sound Recordist

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Original Music Composer

Peter Tanner

Editor

Hal Mason

Production Supervisor

Ernest Taylor

Makeup Artist

Jean Graham

Continuity

Ernest Irving

Conductor

Joan Bridge

Other

Jim Morahan

Visual Effects Art Director

Cecil R. Foster Kemp

Unit Production Manager

Raymond Anzarut

Unit Production Manager

Barbara Barnard

Hairstylist

Anthony Mendleson

Wardrobe Designer

David James

Technical Advisor

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (7/10)

I found myself reaching for a blanket as I watched this on the telly the other night. A wonderfully evocative combination of sound effects (mostly a howling wind) and snowscape cinematography help give this epic tale of grit and determination a solid bedrock. Not being John Mills' biggest fan (I always thought David Niven would have made for a far better Robert Falcon Scott) I was prepared for his usual jolly-good-show performance; but not here - he does capture some of the character of the intrepid Antarctic explorer well. Along with a strong supporting cast - Derek Bond; John Gregson & a slimmed down looking James Robertson Justice we get a true sense of the teamwork and struggle as they face the dangers of the rugged continent, the fierce elements, hunger and deprivation racing Amundsen to the South Pole and, of course, to get home again.

2022-07-09