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Herbert Ponting's official record of Captain Scott's legendary expedition to the South Pole, restored by the BFI and featuring a score by Simon Fisher Turner, captures in breathtaking detail the alien beauty of the landscape, and ensured that the heroism involved would never be forgotten.The BFI National Archive – custodian of the expedition negatives – created this award-winning restoration using the latest photochemical and digital techniques and reintroduced its sophisticated use of colour.ExtrasPresented in High Definition and Standard Definition90° South (1933, 72 mins): Ponting's final sound version of his legendary expedition footageThe Sound of Silence (2011, 13 mins): documentary about Simon Fisher Turner's approach to the scoreLocation field recordings (2010, 4 mins): celebrated sound recordist Chris Watson's document of Scott's expedition hutArchive newsreel items (1910-1925, 5 mins, DVD only): actuality coverage of the expedition's departure and return***FIRST PRESSING ONLY*** Fully illustrated booklet featuring a lead essay by the BFI's Bryony Dixon, selected biographies and notes on the extra

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