Narrated by John West Release date 1963 Initial release 1962 (Australia) Producer Frank Bagnall Cast Frank Hurley, John West | Production
company Commonwealth Film Unit Running time 30 mins Directors Frank Hurley, Phillip Law Executive producer Stanley Hawes | |
Directed by Frank Hurley
Philip Law Produced by Lee Robinson
Frank Bagnall Cinematography Frank Hurley, George Lowe, Phillip Law, John William Trerise Similar Bring Out a Briton, Dust in the Sun, The Stowaway, Nickel Queen | ||
Antarctic Pioneers is a 1963 Australian documentary about Australia's history of Antarctic exploration from Sir Douglas Mawson's first expedition in 1911, to the 1954 expedition, under Phillip Law, which established a permanent Australian base on the continent. It was part of the Australia Today series.
It was narrated by Frank Hurley, who died only a few weeks after the movie's completion.
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