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Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica

4.020081h 25mPGMovieDocumentaryHistoryDrama

The Douglas Mawson Antarctic Expedition of 1912 is considered one of the most amazing feats of endurance of all time. Although his two companions perished, Douglas Mawson survived, but how? In a bold historical experiment, scientist and…

DirectorMalcolm McDonald
WriterMalcolm McDonald
ProducersRichard Dennison·Alex West

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Cast · Directed by Malcolm McDonald

TJTim Jarvis
Tim Jarvis
Self/Self - Presenter
WMWilliam McInnes
William McInnes
Self/Self - Narrator (voice)
JS
John Stoukalo
Self/Self - double: Mertz
JS
Jason Stewart
Douglas Mawson
DR
David Ritchie
Douglas Mawson (voice)
PA
Philip Ayres
Self - Mawson Biographer
IM
Iain McGuire
Xavier Mertz
SM
Sir Douglas Mawson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
HB
Haakon Berg
double: Ninnis
DT
David Tingay
Self - Expedition Doctor(as Dr David Tingay)

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