Great White Silence (Dual Format Edition)

The official record of Captain Scott's legendary expedition to the South Pole, fully restored by the BFI and featuring a with new musical score by Simon Fisher Turner. Released on DVD & Blu-ray for the first time ever. Scott described Herbert Ponting as 'an artist in love with his work', and, after the Antarctic expedition's tragic outcome, Ponting devoted the rest of his life to ensuring that the grandeur of the Antarctic and of the expedition's heroism would not be forgotten. The images that he captured have fired imaginations ever since. Now, the BFI National Archive - custodian of the expedition negatives - has restored the film using the latest photochemical and digital techniques and reintroduced the film's sophisticated use of colour. The alien beauty of the landscape is brought dramatically to life, showing the world of the expedition in brilliant detail.Extra Features:Dual Format Edition: includes both Blu-ray and the DVD versions of the main feature90º South (1933, 72 mins) - Herbert Ponting's re-edited sound version of the legendary footage he shot in 1910-11.Compilation of newsreel footage (1910-1925, 4 mins - DVD only)Cardiff: The Ship Terra Nova Leaving Harbour Towards the South Pole - Pathé's Animated Gazette film (1910)Captain Scott And Dr Wilson With 'Nobby' the Pony - short film from Gaumont Graphic (1912)The Terra Nova Returns Home - Topical Budget newsreel (1913)Memorial Service for Antarctic Heroes 14th Feb 1913 - Pathe's Animated Gazette film (1913)Nation's Tribute To Captain Scott - Topical Budget newsreel (1925)