Moses Greeley Parker Memorial Library (Dracut)

The Greely expedition., an Apograph Productions Inc. film for American Experience ; written, produced, and directed by Rob Rapley, Widescreen

Label
The Greely expedition., an Apograph Productions Inc. film for American Experience ; written, produced, and directed by Rob Rapley, Widescreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The Greely expedition.
Oclc number
709619478
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Originally broadcast as an episode of "American experience" on PBS
Responsibility statement
an Apograph Productions Inc. film for American Experience ; written, produced, and directed by Rob Rapley
Runtime
60
Summary
In 1881, 25 men led by Lieutenant Adolphus Greely sailed from the harbor of St. John's, Newfoundland. Their destination was Lady Franklin Bay in the high Arctic, where they planned to collect a wealth of scientific data from a vast area of the world's surface that had been described by a British admiral as a 'sheer blank.' Three years later, only six survivors returned, with a daunting story of shipwreck, starvation, mutiny, and cannibalism
Technique
live action
resource.version
Widescreen
Classification
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