A pioneering documentary by Herbert Ponting on Scott's doomed attempt to reach the South Pole in 1910-13 (and thus filmed then though not released for a few years afterwards). While there is footage of the preparations and the early parts of the expedition the final act is not covered, the filmmaker did not join Scott in that final fatal part of the expedition.
The documentary concentrates on the stark landscape of Antarctica and the novel wildlife (maybe too much) including penguins (which have always been popular with cinema goers!) At the time most people would have never seen such things before of course and this was undoubtedly an eye opener for them.
The footage is astonishing especially considering the dates and conditions in which it was filmed. The film does have colour tints though which to the modern eye can look a bit odd. A historic record, an interesting watch for sure but not without major flaws.
