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Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica (2007)
TV Movie | 85 min | Drama

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Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica (2007)

TV Movie | 85 min | Drama

The Douglas Mawson Antarctic Expedition of 1912 is one of the most amazing feats of physical and mental endurance of all time. After an horrific journey across hundreds of kilometres of frozen wasteland, during which his two companions ...See moreThe Douglas Mawson Antarctic Expedition of 1912 is one of the most amazing feats of physical and mental endurance of all time. After an horrific journey across hundreds of kilometres of frozen wasteland, during which his two companions perished, the world was amazed to hear that Douglas Mawson had survived. Some questioned how it was possible, and the media of the day reported that he'd considered eating the body of his dead comrade, Xavier Mertz. Mawson was later knighted and became a hero, but the question of how he lived when others died has tantalised scientists, historians and explorers ever since. Now, Australian adventurer Tim Jarvis retraces Mawson's gruelling experience to find an answer. Having been almost killed during his own solo trek to the South Pole in 1999, he confronts the deadly ice again-as Mawson did, with similar meagre rations and primitive clothing and equipment. It's a bold and unprecedented historical experiment that will provide clues to what happened to Mawson physically-and mentally-as a man hanging on the precipice of life and death. Combining the drama of Jarvis's contemporary adventure with chilling dramatic reconstructions, expert commentary and stunning footage from the original expedition photographed by Frank Hurley, this is an extraordinary story of human survival. Written by Official Synopsis See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
William McInnes Self / Narrator (voice) Self / Narrator (voice) See fewer	Unfinished Sky (2007)
Tim Jarvis Self / Presenter Self / Presenter See fewer	Thin Ice VR (2021)
Philip Ayres Self - Mawson Biographer Self - Mawson Biographer See fewer	Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica (2007)
Haakon Berg double: Ninnis double: Ninnis See fewer	Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica (2007)
Tom Griffiths Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica (2007)
Iain McGuire Xavier Mertz Xavier Mertz See fewer	Dangerous (2007)
David Ritchie Douglas Mawson (voice) Douglas Mawson (voice) See fewer	X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Jason Stewart Douglas Mawson Douglas Mawson See fewer	Nekrotronic (2018)
John Stoukalo Self / double: Mertz Self / double: Mertz See fewer	Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica (2007)
David Tingay Self - Expedition Doctor (as Dr David Tingay) Self - Expedition Doctor (as Dr David Tingay) See fewer	Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica (2007)
Nigel Voice double: Mawson double: Mawson See fewer	Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica (2007)
Douglas Mawson Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Official Film of the Mawson Antarctic Expedition (1949)