Arctic passage [videorecording] / WGBH Educational Foundation.
Features two sagas that examine quests for the Northwest Passage by 19th and 20th century explorers. Describes how Sir John Franklin led an unsuccessful expedition searching for an Arctic sea route, the mystery surrounding his disappearance, and how, a half-century later, Roald Amundsen attempted the same expedition. Examines the success of Amundsen's voyage due to the help he received from the Inuit people of Northern Canada.
Item details
- ISBN: 0793691656
- ISBN: 9780793691654
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Widescreen version.
- Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : Distributed PBS Home Video, c2006.
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Prisoners of the ice/ narration written by Chris Schmidt ; produced and directed by Louise Osmond. Ice survivor / produced and directed by Louise Osmond. Issued also as a television production entitled NOVA. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prisoners of the ice. A bold beginning ; First clues ; Artifacts ; Trapped ; Witness Testimony ; A grisly discovery -- Ice survivor. Arctic obsession ; Preparations ; Following Franklin ; First contact ; A change of plans ; Vindication. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital, stereo. |
Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
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Subject: | Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847 > Travel > Northwest Passage. Amundsen, Roald, 1872-1928 > Travel > Northwest Passage. Inuit > Canada, Northern. Northwest Passage > Description and travel. |
Genre: | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary > Feature. Documentary television programs. |
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