THE CAST
(in order of appearance)
Narrator
Linda Cropper
Voice of Frank Hurley
John Noble
Endurance captain
Frank Worsley
Alasdair McGregor
Author of Frank Hurley A Photographer’s Life, Viking (Penguin Books), 2004
Joanna Wright
Royal Geographical Society, London
Mike Gray
Fox Talbot Museum, Lacock, England
Dr Alf Howard
Polar expeditioner on Mawson’s BANZARE expedition to Antarctic, 1929-31
Adelie and Toni Mooy-Hurley
Hurley’s daughters
Steve Martin
Mitchell Library (now Antarctic author)
Stephen Burton
Photographer, Australian War Memorial
Ian Affleck
Curator, Australian War Memorial
Charles Bean
WW1 official historian. Bean was instrumental in the establishment of the Australian War Memorial and of the creation and popularisation of the ANZAC legend.
Dr Martyn Jolly
Head of Photography and Media Arts, School of Art, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Dr Jim Specht
Worked at the Australian Museum from 1971-2000, head of anthropology. Much of his work focused on PNG and he was instrumental in the repatriation of cultural property by the museum.
Seuna Malaki
PNG village spokesman
Graham Shirley
Film historian for the National Film & Sound Archive
Gael Newton
Senior Curator of Australian and International Photographyat the National Gallery of Australia
David Malouf
Author
FILM CREDITS
Written and Directed by
Simon Nasht
Produced by
Anna Cater
Cinematographer
Peter Coleman
Editor
Andrew Aristides
Narrator
Linda Cropper
Hurley’s voice
John Noble
Music
Mick Harvey
Titles and Design
Lisa Stonham
Archive Research
Graham Shirley
Historical Consultant
Alasdair McGregor
Additional Camera
Michael Brennan (Europe)
Philipe Bellaiche (Middle East)
Production Managers
Isabel Perez
Martien Coucke
Post Production Assistant
Lindi Harrison
Location Sound
Graham Wyse
Warwick Finlay
Sound Editors
Michael McMenomy
Andrew Plain
Sound Mix
Robert Sullivan
Music Mix
Michael Letho
Special Effects
Gyuri Kiss
On-line Editors
Kristian Anderson
Luke Todd
Colourist
Al Hansen
Facilities
Spectrum
Frame Set and Match
Legals
Lloyd Hart
Executive Producers
Krishan Arora
Stefan Moore
With thanks to
Adelie and Toni Hurley, Australian Antarctic Division, Australian War Memorial, National Library of Australia, Kodak Australia, Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, Simon Drake, Ian Godfrey, Stuart Hammond, Stephanie Pfennigwerth, Don and Margie McIntyre, James McKay, Damien Rice, Tony Wright
Archive Sources
Adelie and Toni Hurley, Australian Museum, Australian War Memorial, Curtis Brown, December Films, Film Australia, Film World, Greater Union Pictures, Mawson Collection (South Australian Museum), Mitchell Library (State Library of NSW), National Library of Australia, ScreenSound Australia, State Library of Victoria
Score
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