Shackleton's Captain

Shackleton's Captain
Genre	Documentary, Adventure
Written by	Leanne Pooley, Tim Woodhouse
Directed by	Leanne Pooley
Starring	Craig Parker, Charles Pierard, Hugh Barnard
Country of origin	New Zealand
Original language	English
Production
Producer	James Heyward
Running time	85 minutes
Production company	Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion
Original release
Release	1 April 2012 (2012-04-01)

Shackleton's Captain is a 2012 New Zealand documentary directed by Leanne Pooley. The film chronicles the 1914–1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, focusing on Captain Frank Worsley's and his crew's experiences after their ship, the Endurance, was trapped and crushed by Antarctic pack ice.

Production

Shackleton's Captain was produced by Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion in collaboration with Making Movies Directed by Leanne Pooley, it features Craig Parker as Captain Frank Worsley. The film utilizes historical accounts, including Worsley's diaries and Shackleton's memoirs, as primary sources.

Cast

The cast is as follows:

• Craig Parker as Captain Frank Worsley
• Charles Pierard as Sir Ernest Shackleton
• Hugh Barnard as Tom Crean
• Blake Henshaw as John Vincent
• Tony Graimes as Timothy McCarthy
• William Hemming as Harry McNish
• Robert Ireland as Frank Wild

Additional roles are played by actors portraying the Endurance crew.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Shackleton's Captain at IMDb
• [Rotten Tomatoes page](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shackletons_captain)