Shackleton's Captain | Documentary on Antarctic Expedition | Full Movie | Sir Ernest Shackleton 

The one thing my grandma left me was a genuine photograph of Shackleton’s ship stuck in the ice signed by Shackleton himself!! What a treasure

Without Captain Worsleys skill at navigation they all would have died... For me he is the real hero. What a legend.

For me, the fact that he brought all of his man alive home, after all that they have survived, is much greater achivment than crossing the Antarctic....a pure miracle. Especially if we look at some other expedition where no one have survived....

By a mile, it's the best documentary I have watched this year. The endurance courage and strength and the unseen forces helping hand.

As a sailor i cant imagine taking a 22ft boat 800miles accross that icy strormy sea, and with the gear they had too. Remarkable men.

As a member of Sir Ernest "church" i have read half a dozen books on this odessy and watched about a hundred videos. this one is the best if them all. Outstanding use of all possible narrative tools. Chapeau, guys. You rendered proper honors to the one in history exploring adventure

*Without a doubt, one of the most astounding survival tales of all time.* They may not have accomplished their original goal, but what they have left us with, I would argue, is a far more _stunning tale about the power of the human will to survive._

I think it is a grave injustice that Shackleton denied McNish the Polar Medal. Anyone of those men who survived deserves it regardless of what happened.

The endurance of the human race is extraordinary. Every single person on this earth has the potential and ability to mean survival to any other. And in our darkest moments, it is our fellows, and even those we may not agree with or like that may be the difference between our end, and our salvation. What a beautiful tale where hope overcame hazard

Shackleton was a fool to the point of being Criminal. My father in law was on one of the last crews on the Norwegian Whaling Station, and I have a fair idea how lethally extreme conditions are, even at the coast of Antarctica. When the Norwegian Whalers, the toughest breed of Arctic Dwellers you will ever find, told Shackleton that the ice conditions were the most extreme they had ever seen, he should have applied himself, and whomever of his crew who wanted to stay behind, to work as whalers for a season. That's an extreme job, especially back then. They were well stocked up, and with the Norwegian Whalers expertise in staving off scurvy and winter depressions, they would have had an adventure in itself, and it wouldn't have put his whole crew in mortal danger. As for scurvy, the trick is to eat the whole of the animal, not just the meat and the fat. The internal organs, including the content of the guts are plenty rich in Vitamin C. Just go easy on the liver. Liver of Arctic Predators are extremely rich in Vitamin A (retinol) - enough to give you Hypervitaminosis A. Retinol is one of the few vitamins that you can overdo to the point of lethal toxicity. That's one of the many lessons Amundsen and Nansen learnt from the Inuits on Greenland when they stayed with them to learn their ways of surviving in the Polar Regions. Besides, Norwegians venturing out into the Extreme Arctic were always well stocked up on Pemmican, a bar which is a mixture of fats and tallow, dried meat and plenty of Vitamin C rich berries. Pemmican is an invention of the indigenous tribes of Arctic North America. I'm the First Officer of a wooden school ship. In my educated opinion, if Shackleton had been totally serious about giving the expedition the best chance of survival, he would have BUILT a dedicated ship capable of surviving the pack ice. A ship, oak on oak, with a strongly laid out hull, flat bottomed, will, with some work from the crew pop on top of the pack ice and can survive a winter in a Polar Sea Region. It's not the best sailor, but it will keep you warm and with dry feet in the total 24 hour darkness in the Polar Winter. If you ask me, Captain Frank Worsley, with his optimism, skills and brilliant seamanship is the one who deserved a title and be lauded as the Great Explorer. With his background, that is; lacking experience in navigating pack ice seas, he pulls off the unimaginable! What a guy! Absolutely worthy to stand among our own Norwegian Arctic Hero Explorers. Salute to Captain Worsley!

Very well done and well said. Frank was a true hero and so was Chippy! Thank You for posting this!

Incredible, superhuman survival story , I've seen documentaries about it but this really captured the punishment they all endured , I think Shackleton had a resentment towards Mc Neash for some reason but he deserved the medal as much as the others. I think he was cruel at times, but they all survived so i don't know, but Its one of the most powerful stories of survival in human history , captain Worsley is the true hero of the entire expedition 👏

Excellent record of the true expedition. Certainly changed my opinion on Shackleton and not for the better. The true heroes being Worsley and the ships crew of Endurance

‘For scientific discovery give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel give me Amundsen; but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton.” Raymond Priestly…. But we know the real Hero

The other day I walked past Shackleton's house in Eastbourne and thought wow just to think what he and these hardy men had endured.

I can’t stop reading books and watching videos about the endurance. 😂❤

A great compassionate leader loved by all his men

Thank god the film got saved!

They are all alive ,where the most beautiful words that good say !! This is a really great docu ,thank you very mutch ! Greetings Lillian from the Netherlands 🌹🇳🇱

My favorite survival story of all time. If anyone knows of any others that are extremely unlikely like this, please mention it as a reply. Love watching, reading, or listening to truly unbelievable situations that people survive. Nature is scary, that's without question, but so is the human will to live if you really think about it. Imagine being lost at sea for an unknown amount time. No food or water, you don't know much about currents or other landmasses in your area, so you resort to catching and drinking sea turtle blood for sustenance, or eating a raw bird that just happens to land on your liferaft. Something we'd never do if back at home. It's awesome in the literal sense of the word.

The power of self belief and positive thinking will get you through the worst of times!

I listen to the story on Audible ... it contains many more details and by the time I felt the cold just by listening to it... incredible story!

That was a wonderful film. The sea journey goes next to Captain Bligh's journey of 1300 miles in an open boat with even less chance of success.

Fascinating love following Shackleton documentary’s. All I can think about as they travel through the icebergs is the Titanic

Can't imagine sailing 800 nautical miles in a 23 footer in gale force winds and 40 or 50 foot seas, taking sextant sights in those conditions and hitting a small island when missing it meant certain death. And I have crossed the Pacific four times on the bridge of Coast Guard Cutters before GPS.

Simply Brilliantly. The adventure and the narrative

Just a great human story what man can do when he puts aside his pride and his love shines

Ive got to say as leader of the expedition to round Cape Horn in the worlds first sailing kayaks Kaymaran in the mid 80's ,and having experienced hardship, though not qjuite on the levels of the Shackleton experience...One would have to say that there are so many factors which come into play when one has spent years believing in a project, trying to raise sponsorship for it, and trying to bring it to fruition. ...One comes to a point when the word failure becomes non existent, and a non entity, and the ability to blinker ones self to believe in something which can appear to others as virtually impossible , sometimes to the detriment of the team pushing and pulling for all they're worth to bring such success about, can get the better. Shackleton was out for his own true glory, there's no doubt about that, He made wrong decisions in his fixed focus and lone quest to conquer, risking the necks of his fellow crew in the verdict. the unsung hero in this expedition was Tom Crean ...He was also a totally unsung hero in Scotts quest to reach the pole earlier... Without Worsley, Crean and indeed Frank Wild Shackleton would have been totally and completely stuffed.

Justice for Mcnish and his cat

رائع.....مشوق....مذهل...كل حاجه ....فى هذ الفلم...الروائى العلمى التاريخى..

hey red bull, thats what i call a real challenge! after 2 weeks open sea in a lifeboat, climbing several mountains he finally joined the front of world war one... big respect, dude

The real travesty of history is that nowhere in the movie is mention the Name of Chilean Navy Captain Luis Pardo Villalon who was the commander assigned to take the Yelcho to Antartica to rescue the 22 men that Shackleton left in elephant Island. The Yelcho was totally unsuitable for Antarctic conditions, lacking proper heating, radio and double hull. However Captain Pardo and his crew took Shackleton aboard the Yelcho and , on 25 August, Pardo sailed from Punta Arenas on the Strait of Magellan. By that time of the year the Antarctic winter was at its height and ice conditions were difficult as the Yelcho neared Elephant Island, and on 30 August, the 22 men were rescued. They arrived back in Punta Arenas on 3 September to a hero's welcome. Pardo was immediately promoted to pilot first class and given several civilian medals and naval honours, and credit for ten years of service for his rescue feat. The story make it sound like the "superior " Shackleton rescue them, when not even his country trust him. I visited the Shackleton exposition in London in I beleive 2012 (I believe) and the same, nowhere they mention Pardo and his achievement, a real injustice.

one of the best told storys captain hade a big heart

It takes more strength to live than to die.

ليت الايام الجميله تعود يوما

Thank you!!!

Tom Crean saved them!

An entire film about Wuzzles! Seriously- I need to carve out time to watch this

an incredible feat of human endeavor and strength of caricature that I feel is lacking today

I used to know someone sbout 20 years ago who was the first person in many years to set foot on Elephant Island. The weather there is often too bad to land. I've been to Scott's hut but never made it to Shackleton's.

This story is similar like what I read in Jules Verne book’s : The Adventures of Captain Hatteras..

The Greatest Adventure of mankind ❤❤

What an adventure

that was so good to watch

A wonderful documentary, but they skipped the part where they walked into the whaling station. Everyone was walking out going to work, and they were walking in - complete strangers. When they met the man in charge who knew Shackleton, he turned away and wept.

Worsley with his sextant saved the men. It was an epic journey from Elephant Island to The whaling Station at South Georgia Island. Being bounced around in The James Cairn Boat. An 800 mile trip from Elephant Island in A 22.5 foot boat. Shackleton was Known as the Boss.

Great brave men

Tom Crean is not given his dues in this documentary. He was key to the teams survival

Wish this went more in to how they survived on Elephant Island... That story could be an hour in itself.

Worsley’s own account is a great read

My Cousin Howard took his Inheritance and bought a small Yacht. She was "the Happy". He planned to sail round the world in it, stopping to live here or there. Maclean's magazine did a couple page article with one picture of Howie sailing Lake Ontario. We talked before he left for about a week. He would sail over to the Azores, Ibiza etc, down to N. Africa and south to Australia. He hit a reef off the N.E. coast of Australia. I saw the pictures he took during the wreck. Everything he owned was basically underwater. Sad stuff.

I am lost. The story has no beginning

It must have been devastating to arrive at Elephant Island and not see a single paciiderm in sight.

Thank you so…

Excellent 👍

I remember the first time I saw this documentary when I was a kid, horrified at the whole thing- probably not staying to watch to the end

Wow! Amazing 👏

And now it's so easy to go to Antarctica.

excellent!!

Unless and until you are a member of the British Admiralty. ..

Since movies were still silent in those days, can anyone please explain to me how I hear the sound of the dogs barking and the ship cracking and creaking? Watching this shows me how tough these men were... True Men among Men

Elephant Island is a piece of rock sticking out of the ocean. The Most inhospitable place on the Planet Earth. Crossing the ocean in a boat with a sextant. They made it to South Georgia Island.800 miles from Elephant Island.

People that's what real men do" REAL MEN EVEN THOUGH THE ODDS WE'RE AGAINST THEM THEY CAME OUT ON TOP " NOT MANY ABOUT LIKE THAT NOW AND WHAT A SHAME THAT IS

Terrible injustice Mcnish not been given the Polar Medal, if it weren't from him the expedition wouldn't have got Anywhere, he was an experienced craftsman, thought he was a Scotsman though.

Podia ser em português , muito top

It's crazy to think that some 5,000 men applied to be a part of this expedition! This is why Europeans conquered the World.

Shackleton saved all his men..Franklin died with his

So what’s everyone’s view on Robert Greene’s description of this story? Very different tale, with Shackleton being the hero and father figure reading the crew and adapting to their behaviour?

It must've been devastating being forced to watch the vessel which has been your home and(more importantly)life support for the past few months being smashed to pieces infront of you. Quite disheartening I would've thought.

So it seems that Captain Worsley was the bit man after all.

Against all common sense and against the good advice of fishermen they proceeded into the ice. Well, as long as they had a good time in the outdoors that's the important thing.

iI would get DNA from Shackleton's grandson and other relatives see if there's anything which is the same with tier one special forces men and also relatives from the andes survival men and their DNA to see if there's a genome which helps you have a better chance of survival and especially the stamina type genome?

I'd love to read Captain Worsley's log book. I wonder if it's published or online somewhere? ⚓

Astronauts (of their day)... that's hilarious. The world is a stage

Trick is not to put yourself in a jackpot.

And why they didn't covered the botes with the fabrics ?

Oh look its Gaius claudius Glaber

Yea, but... the dogs... 😢

Melhor ficar em casa, como eu.

Narration leaves me wanting for something more

I am not going to the Arctic or the Antarctica. ..probably not Everest either

Why they didn't sa😂ve 😢all the wood and ropes from the Endurance?The could had made trenós and shelters for all them.And the ropes could had been cooked with the bones to the dogs ,even to the men .

Fun fact: When the crew got to Elephant Island the first day they got there was the celebration of the titanic

Miss Kittitas said no

Rum ......... an the lash

when men were men.

fantasy. utter pure fantasy. Frank Worsley was born and raised in the center of an extinct volcano.

Add to last comment, there is no Lack of character today!,old timer, be plenty of if know where to look.

is the bot narrator quoting from a primary source or cosplaying as the subject matter?

I wonder if Shackleton did any speaking tours like most men do after say, they had did something which no man had ever endured?

England must be such an awful place and the English must have been so awful to each other that so many of them would sooner go on these hellacious sea journeys than to stay there

Did better then Franklin

Too bad churchill was on the expedition and lost there to an icy and oh so fitting grave.

Does anyone else think men were tougher back then? i dont consider myself soft, but i am a sissy compared to these sailors.

if we need sub titles turned on then we know how.....thumbs down for you

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Roald Amundsen was a greater, more accomplished, smarter and more successful explorer than were Shackleton, Peary and Scott (a total failure).

How does that small boat have a down stairs? give me a break. and they are cooking on it? give me a break. And why didnt then men just swim around elephant Island? Give me a break....

Shackleton litterally didnt care if they died or not lmao nun but greed and ego