Ernest shackleton

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South

81mn - Documentary

The story of the 1914-1916 Antarctic exploration mission of Sir Ernest Shackleton.

poster The Great White Silence

The Great White Silence

108mn - Documentary

Herbert Ponting travelled to Antarctica as part of Captain Scott's ill-fated South pole expedition and shot the footage that makes up this extraordinary documentary.

poster The Mutiny Of The Elsinore

The Mutiny Of The Elsinore

The story of a surly crew, an honest God-fearing captain, a hardboiled-but-loyal Scotch mate, a scoundrelly second-mate, and then a mutiny, the fight and the final voyage to a safe harbor. But not before …

poster Civilization

Civilization

Count Ferdinand, a submarine commander and secret pacifist refuses to torpedo a defenseless passenger ship during wartime. His submarine is sunk in the following fracas. In the spirit world, Christ commen…

poster The Conquest of the Pole

The Conquest of the Pole

33mn - Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

A science fantasy film that deals with an extraordinary race to the north pole by rival parties of balloonists. Based on the novel "The Adventures of Captain Hatteras" by Jules Verne.

poster The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

114mn - Action, Adventure, Drama

A dying writer reflects on his passionate but destructive relationships and lost dreams while lying wounded on an African safari, confronting the waste of his talent and the price of his pursuit of litera…

Zulu

138mn - Action, Drama, History

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.

poster In Night and Ice

In Night and Ice

35mn - Drama, Adventure

In Nacht und Eis (English: "In Night and Ice"), also called Der Untergang der Titanic ("The Sinking of the Titanic") and Shipwrecked in Icebergs in the US, is a 1912 German silent adventure-disaster drama…

poster Two Lost Worlds

Two Lost Worlds

61mn - Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi

Shipwreck survivors land on an uncharted island inhabited by prehistoric beasts.

poster The Chechahcos

The Chechahcos

A fire engulfs a shipload of prospectors and adventurers making their way to Alaska. In the confusion, Mrs. Stanlaw is separated from her young daughter, who ends up in the care of 'Horseshoe' Riley and B…

poster Shanghaied

Shanghaied

A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him shanghai some …

poster Saved from the Titanic

Saved from the Titanic

10mn - Documentary

A young woman tells her parents and fiance (in flashback) about the recent sinking of the Titanic and her experiences as a passenger during the disaster. Her intended marriage now faces a new hazard becau…

Mutiny

77mn - Adventure, War, History

Early in the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall is commissioned to run the British blockade and fetch an unofficial war loan from France. As first mate, Marshall recruits Ben Waldridge, a cashiered forme…

poster Lloyd's of London

Lloyd's of London

113mn - Drama, History, Romance

Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head hi…

poster Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe

Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe

7mn - Animation

Molly Moo-Cow washes to shore on an island, the one occupied by Robinson Crusoe. Much of the short is Crusoe extolling the virtues of the solitary life, Molly trying to ingratiate herself to Crusoe and Cr…

poster Dynamite Smith

Dynamite Smith

Gladstone Smith, a fearful young reporter, gets on the wrong side of a murderous criminal and flees to Alaska, along with the killer's wife, who is equally frightened of her husband. But the murderer purs…

poster Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd

90mn - Action, Adventure, Drama

Cutthroat pirate William Kidd captures Admiral Blayne's treasure ship and hides the bounty in a cave. Three years later, Kidd, posing as a respectable merchant captain, offers his services to the King of …

poster Kidnapped

Kidnapped

64mn - Adventure

In Scotland in 1751, young David Balfour is shanghaied aboard a ship where he meets Jacobite rebel Alan Breck Stewart with whom he escapes to the Scottish Highlands, dodging the redcoats.

poster Drake of England

Drake of England

104mn - Action, Drama

Imposing Canadian-born stage actor and playwright Matherson Lang was one of the twentieth century's great Shakespearean players, and became Britain's foremost screen actor during the 1920s; in Drake of En…

poster Everyman's War

Everyman's War

104mn - Drama, War

No one in high command believed that German forces would attack in the sub zero temperatures and near blizzard conditions. As the pre-dawn attack comes, with communications down Sgt. Smith is left with no…

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