Arctic passage

WGBH Educational Foundation. (Added Author). PBS Home Video. (Added Author).

Summary: Features two sagas that examine quests for the Northwest Passage by 19th and 20th century explorers. Describes how Sir John Franklin led an unsuccessful expedition searching for an Arctic sea route, the mystery surrounding his disappearance, and how, a half-century later, Roald Amundsen attempted the same expedition. Examines the success of Amundsen's voyage due to the help he received from the Inuit people of Northern Canada.

Record details

ISBN: 0793691656
ISBN: 9780793691654
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 DVD-video (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen version.
Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS ; [Mississauga, Ont. : McIntyre Media Limited [distributor]], c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Prisoners of the ice / narration written by Chris Schmidt ; produced and directed by Louise Osmond. Ice survivor / produced and directed by Louise Osmond. Originally broadcast on the television program NOVA. Title from disc label.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prisoners of the ice. A bold beginning ; First clues ; Artifacts ; Trapped ; Witness testimony ; A grisly discovery -- Ice survivor. Arctic obsession ; Preparations ; Following Franklin ; First contact ; A change of plans ; Vindication.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital, stereo.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.