Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History

Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
59 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Simon Nasht

Written By:
Simon Nasht

Actors:
Linda Cropper ..... Narrator (voice)
John Noble ..... Frank Hurley (voice)
Frank Hurley ..... Himself (archive footage)
Graham Shirley ..... Himself
Dr. Jim Specht ..... Himself
Joanna Wright ..... Herself

Synopsis:

One of the last of the great imperial adventurers, Frank Hurley captured some of the earliest images of the worlds most inhospitable and uncharted territories.

Best known as the cinematographer on Ernest Shackletons Endurance expedition to the Antarctic, Hurley was also an early pioneer of colour photography, helped invent the documentary film and risked his life to bring back images from some of the great events of the 20th century. His images of Antarctic heroes, World Wars, phenomenal landscapes and mysterious natives in faraway jungles seized the imagination of all who saw them. But just how real were they? Was he a giant of photography or just a conjurer with a camera?

This stunning documentary retraces Hurleys footsteps, from the Antarctic, Belgium, Papua New Guinea and Israel to Australia, revealing a grand illusionist with an instinctive appreciation for the power of the photograph, and the man who created some of the most enduring images of the first century of the photographic age.

A look at the life and work of photographer Frank Hurley, who captured some of the earliest images of the world's most remote places. The cinematographer on Ernest Shackleton's doomed Endurance expedition to the Antarctic, Hurley also photographed both World Wars and explored New Guinea. But today's experts believe some of his pictures to be elaborate fakes was he a giant of photography or just a conjurer with a camera?

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 18 September, 2009.

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