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Shackleton (TV serial)

Shackleton
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Collector's Edition DVD cover
Genre Biography, drama
Written by Charles Sturridge
Directed by Charles Sturridge
Starring Kenneth Branagh
Theme music composer Adrian Johnston
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English, Norwegian, German
No. of episodes 2
Production
Producer(s) Selwyn Roberts
Cinematography Henry Braham
Editor(s) Peter Coulson
Running time 206 minutes
Distributor A&E
Release
Original network Channel 4
Original release 2 January (2002-01-02) – 3 January 2002 (2002-01-03)
External links
Website

Shackleton is a 2001 British television film written and directed by Charles Sturridge and starring Kenneth Branagh as explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. The film tells the true story of Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic expedition on the ship Endurance. The cast includes Kevin McNally, Lorcan Cranitch, Embeth Davidtz, Danny Webb, Matt Day and Phoebe Nicholls (also the director's wife) as Lady Shackleton. It was filmed in the UK, Iceland and Greenland. The film used first-hand accounts by the men on the expedition to retell the story. Shackleton biographer Roland Huntford was a production advisor.

Shackleton was first broadcast in two parts by Channel 4 in January 2002. In North America the film was first broadcast by the A&E Network in April 2002. The film was nominated for seven Emmy Awards, six BAFTA Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

The films tells the true story of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton (Kenneth Branagh) and his 1914 Antarctic expedition on the ship Endurance. The story begins with him planning the expedition and finding sponsors, particularly Sir James Caird. Shackleton's goal is to drive dog sled teams from one side of Antarctica to the other, which would make Britain the first nation to undertake such a trans-continental journey.


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