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Shackleton(TV show/series, 2002)

1h 43min per episode | Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure

Mini series in 1 season with 2 episodes

ShackletonRating: 3.4/5 (with 15 votes)
Shackleton is a 2002 British television miniseries. It was 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. ()
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About Shackleton

The true story of Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition to the the South Pole and his epic struggle to lead his crew to safety after his ship was crushed in the pack ice.

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Shackleton Seasons and Episodes

01/02/2002Miniseries - 2 episodes
#1 | 01/02/2002Episode 1
London, 1914. The explorer Ernest Shackleton attempts to raise funds for his expedition to the South Pole on the eve of the First World War, as well as struggling with a complex personal life and his brother's imprisonment for fraud.
#2 | 01/03/2002Episode 2
With their ship trapped, Shackleton and his men are forced onto the ice, and it becomes clear that the only way out is to haul boats across the ice floes to the sea. Against all odds, the men reach the water and endure a ninety-mile journey across the South Atlantic to Elephant Island.
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Additional Information

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Main subject: Ernest Shackleton (Person)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Polish (PL), Russian (RU)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 01/02/2002
Last episode released on: 01/03/2002
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Shackleton - Verschollen im ewigen Eis"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:1507, Added: 05/11/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024