The Forbidden Quest
The unknown story of the 1905 Hollandia South Pole expedition
Genres
Overview
1931: in Ireland, a film maker hears of an aged ship's carpenter who knows the fate of the Hollandia, a Norse ship that set sail in 1905 and vanished. The old salt has canisters of film to prove his tale. We see the footage as he narrates. They sail south in June, 1905, with scores of Siberian huskies aboard, meeting no living soul, the crew ignorant of the trip's purpose, until they reach Antarctica. A mysterious Italian paces the deck; a polar bear appears, and the Italian, possessed, hunts it down. That night, the boatswain explains to the crew how an Arctic bear could be at the South Pole and why the Hollandia has come. Visitors arrive, and the Gothic tale plays out.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
75 min
Release Date
1993-04-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6
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