Product Details

• Actors: Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Clair D. Alexander, Bernt Balchen, George H. Black, Quin A. Blackburn
• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: February 1, 2000
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00003XAMF
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,272 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "With Byrd at the South Pole: The Story of Little America" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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WITH BYRD AT THE SOUTH POLE - DVD Movie

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars With Byrd at the South Pole, June 21, 2007

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John Farr - See all my reviews
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This review is from: With Byrd at the South Pole: The Story of Little America (DVD)

Seventy-five years after the fact, this remains a fascinating visual testament to human persistence and the awesome variety of our world. At times it's difficult to believe the sheer daring of the Byrd mission and the ingenious ways the team overcame life-threatening obstacles. A ground-breaking documentary that brings a heroic, often overlooked chapter of history to life.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars stunning camera work & fascinating history, December 4, 2006

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Jonathan Lapin "fletcher rabbit" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: With Byrd at the South Pole: The Story of Little America (DVD)

a strange hybrid of documentary and travelog and potboiler docudrama; its clear that genres were still defining themselves when this movie was made. while much of the "plotline" is dubious, the heroism of the figures involved is not, and the camera work under undeniably terrifying conditions is nothing short of spectacular. i wont call this a great movie but id recommend it to anyone.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable story and visuals, May 10, 2007

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Nico James (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: With Byrd at the South Pole: The Story of Little America (DVD)

I bought this because I am interested in the story of Byrd and his dog, a Smooth Fox Terrier named Igloo, who accompanied him to both Poles on Byrd's expeditions. It was great to see this little guy in such an alien environment as Antartica. But the experience of seeing what these remarkable men accomplished in the most unforgiving of settings was most memorable. The film won an Oscar for Best Cinematography in 1930, and one can see why watching this footage.