01 Oct 2016
Charcot: Secret Poles
The adventures and exploits of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), an intrepid scientist and explorer who laid the foundations of modern oceanography.
Their Frozen Dream
Poetic documentary about the polar expedition of S. A. Andrée which Troell had previously dramatized in "Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd" (1982).
Top Billed Cast
Samuel Fröler Nils Strindberg (voice)
Rolf Lassgård Knut Frænkel (voice)
Max von Sydow S.A. Andrée (voice)
Anita Ekström Gurli Linder (voice)
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