Scott of the Antarctic
Year:
1948
Production Country:
Great Britain
Reconstruction of the trip made by Scott and his companions to the South Pole and their eventual death from cold in a blizzard eleven miles from camp.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Captain Robert Falcon Scott RN John Mills
- Captain L.E.G. Titus 'Soldier' Oates Derek Bond
- Dr William E.A. Wilson Harold Warrender
- P.O. 'Taff' Evans RN James Robertson Justice
- Lieutenant H.R. Bowers RIM Reginald Beckwith
- Lieutenant E.G.R. 'Teddy' Evans RN Kenneth More
- Surgeon Lieutenant E.L. Atkinson RN James Mckechnie
- P.O. T. Crean RN John Gregson
- Chief Stoker W. Lashly RN Norman Williams
- Apsley Cherry-Garrard Barry Letts
- Herbert Ponting FRPS Clive Morton
- Oriana Wilson Anne Firth
- Kathleen Scott Diana Churchill
- Charles S. Wright Dennis Vance
- P.O. P. Keohane RN Larry Burns
- Dimitri Edward Lisak
- Cecil Meares Melville Crawford
- Bernard Day Christopher Lee
- F.J. Hooper John Owers
- Lieutenant H. Pennell RN Bruce Seton
- Leading Stoker E. McKenzie RN Sam Kydd
- Helen Field Mary Merrett
- chairman of meeting Percy Walsh
- first questioner Noel Howlett
- second questioner Philip Stainton
- Admiralty official Desmond Roberts
- Caroline Dandy Nichols
- telegraph boy David Lines
- [Simpson] John Derrick
- [Forde] Don Yarranton
- [Archer] Claude Spere
- [Clissold] Leo Philips
- [Dickason] Kenneth Bellringer
- [Campbell] John Tathan
- [Williamson] Jock Ritchie
- [Debenham] Godfrey Harrison
- [Murray-Levick] Geoffrey Crank
- [Taylor] Peter Northcote
- [Abbot] Roy Kirkham
- [Priestley] Richard Power
- [Browning] Kenneth Hanes
- [Nelson] Donald Creswell
- [Dr Nansen] Stig Egede Nissen
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Charles Frend
- Assistant Director Rowland Douglas
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Gordon L.T. Scott
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Simon Kershaw
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Cyril Pope
- Continuity Jean Graham
- [Continuity (2nd)] Patricia Arnold
- [Assistant Continuity] Felicia Manheim
Rights
Production
- an Ealing Studios production Ealing Studios
- Released through General Film Distributors
- J. Arthur Rank Presents The Rank Organisation
- Produced by Michael Balcon
- Associate Producer Sidney Cole
- Unit Production Manager Cecil Foster-Kemp
- Unit Production Manager Raymond Anzarut
- [Studio Manager] Baynham Honri
- Production Supervisor Hal Mason
- Made at Ealing Studios
Casting
- [Casting] Robert Ould
- Crowd and Small Parts Casting Muriel Cole
Writing
- Screenplay by Walter Meade
- Screenplay by Ivor Montagu
- Additional Dialogue by Mary Hayley Bell
Photography
- Director of Photography Jack Cardiff
- Director of Photography Osmond Borradaile
- Director of Photography Geoffrey Unsworth
- Technicolor Colour Director Natalie Kalmus
- Associate Colour Director Joan Bridge
- Camera Operator Paul Beeson
- Camera Operator Chic Waterson
- Camera Operator Bob Moss
- [Focus Puller] Ian Craig
- [Focus Puller] George Levy
- [Clapper Loader] Herbert Salisbury
- [Clapper Loader] Alex Douet
Stills
- [Stills] Richard Woodard
- [Stills] Bob Penn
Special Effects
- Special Effects Richard Dendy
- Special Effects Norman Ough
- Special Effects Geoffrey Dickinson
- Special Effects Syd Pearson
Editing
- Editor Peter Tanner
- [Assembly Cutter] Seth Holt
- [Assistant Editor] John Jympson
Design
- Art Director Arne Åkermark
- Special Effects Art Director Jim Morahan
- [Assistant Art Director] Len Wills
- [Draughtsman] Jack Shampan
- [Draughtsman] Norman Dorme
- [Draughtsman] R. Hopkin
- [Draughtsman] R. Thurgarland
Costumes
- Wardrobe Designer Anthony Mendleson
- [Wardrobe] Fred Birch
- [Wardrobe] Ernest Farrar
- [Wardrobe Mistress] Lily Payne
Make-up
- Make-up Ernest Taylor
- Make-up Harry Frampton
- [Assistant Make-up] Harry Wilton
- Hair Styles Barbara Barnard
Film processing
- Colour by Technicolor
Music
- the Music Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
- [Music] Played by The Philharmonia Orchestra
- [Music] Conducted by Ernest Irving
Sound
- Sound Supervisor Stephen Dalby
- Recordist Arthur Bradburn
- [Sound Camera Operator] A. Thorne
- [Boom Operator] Tom Otter
- [Boom Assistant] Pat Wheeler
- [Dubbing Editor] Gordon Stone
- Sound System RCA Sound System
Consultant
- Technical Advisor Quintin Riley
- Technical Advisor David James
Publicity
- [Publicity] Pat O'connor
- [Publicity] John Newnham