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  • Mawson: Science and Survival (2012)
  • TV Special | 53 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Mawson: Science and Survival (2012)
TV Special | 53 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
'Mawson: Science and Survival' is the epic and relatively untold story of one of the Antarctic's most incredible stories of survival - the remarkable ill-fated trek of Douglas Mawson in 1912-13. Sir Douglas Mawson is Australia's greatest ...See more'Mawson: Science and Survival' is the epic and relatively untold story of one of the Antarctic's most incredible stories of survival - the remarkable ill-fated trek of Douglas Mawson in 1912-13. Sir Douglas Mawson is Australia's greatest ever Polar explorer and the establishment of three scientific bases in the Antarctic and a fourth in the sub-Antarctic on Macquarie Island is his legacy. The fragile wooden buildings that housed the bases - now known as Mawson's Huts - still exist mainly through the efforts of the Mawson Hut Foundation in partnership with the Australian Antarctic Division to conserve them for the Australian people. Produced by Hark Attack for the Mawson's Hut Foundation and narrated by Jack Thompson AM, the documentary includes an interview with the Foundation's Patron the Governor General of Australia Ms Quentin Bryce AC. The documentary also features original footage from Mawson's famous photographer Frank Hurley, and a re-enactment of Mawson's remarkable trek. Written by Official Synopsis See less
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Writer
Paul Steindl
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David Parer (producer)
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2012 (Australia)

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5 cast members
Name Known for
Jack Thompson primary photo
Jack Thompson
Self / Self - Narrator (voice) Self / Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Breaker Morant (1980)
Geoff Moxham primary photo
Geoff Moxham
Douglas Mawson (voice) Douglas Mawson (voice)   See fewer
Scratch (II) (2012)
Douglas Mawson primary photo
Douglas Mawson
Self - Australian Polar Explorer (archive footage) Self - Australian Polar Explorer (archive footage)   See fewer
The Official Film of the Mawson Antarctic Expedition (1949)
Quentin Bryce primary photo
Quentin Bryce
Self / Self - Governor General of Australia / Self - Mawson's Huts Foundation Patron (as Ms Quentin Bryce AC) Self / Self - Governor General of Australia / Self - Mawson's Huts Foundation Patron (as Ms Quentin Bryce AC)   See fewer
MasterChef Australia (2009)
Frank Hurley primary photo
Frank Hurley
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Hound of the Deep (1926)
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