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Mawson – Life and Death in Antarctica

1h 26m Adventure, Survival, Biography, History, Documentary, Nature, Environmental 2007

Adventurer Tim Jarvis retraces the Antarctic Expedition of 1912 to discover how Douglas Mawson managed to survive.

The Douglas Mawson Antarctic Expedition of 1912 is one of the most amazing feats of endurance of all time. Although his two companions perished, Douglas Mawson survived – but how? In a bold historical experiment, adventurer Tim Jarvis retraces the experience, with similarly meagre rations, primitive clothing and equipment. He seeks to uncover what happened to Mawson physically – and mentally – as a man hanging on the precipice between life and death. 

A Film Australia Making History Production in association with Orana Films. Produced with the assistance of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Channel 4.

© National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.

Director

Malcolm McDonald

Language

English

Country

Australia

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