Abandoned in the Arctic

Abandoned in the Arctic

Abandoned in the Arctic

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Abandoned in the Arctic

2007

1h 36m

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Overview

A team of scientists, field guides and a descendant of U.S. polar explorer Adolphus Greely set out to retrace the 1881 Lady Franklin Bay Expedition’s perilous attempt to build a scientific research station on Ellesmere Island near the North Pole. Chronicle their modern-day journey by kayak with a historical retelling of the Greely expedition through diary entries, letters and archival photographs.

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Cast & Crew

17 members

Directing

Stephen Smith

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Bob Saunders

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Julia Szucs

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Robson Moser

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Scott Simper

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James Shedd

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Tom Stere

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Cedric Smith

Narrator

Cedric Smith

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John McClain

Adolphus Greely

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Brian Pkatt

Frederick Kislingbury

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Glenn Gaud

Brian Brainard

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Thomas Keating

Charles Henry

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Charles Hughes

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William Sadler

Adolphus Greely (voice)

William Sadler

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Portland Helmich

Henrietta Greely (voice)

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Stephen Thorn

Pavy and Lockwood (voices)

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Steve Cooper

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