The miniseries Shackleton is ambitious, handsome and chilly - chillier than it needs to be. The dramatization of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 expedition to Antarctica fits too snugly in the stuffy movie tradition of great-man biographies. Yet the four-hour production boasts two awesome assets. As the stubborn, heroic Shackleton, Kenneth Branagh gives a blazing performance that often cuts through the cold. And in a feat of moviemaking magic, the Antarctica scenes look credible and harrowing: The lavish production filmed in Greenland, Iceland and London studios, Shackleton is almost always fascinating to watch even when it falls short dramatically.

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Released: January 2, 2002
Runtime: 125 min
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
AKA: Icebound in the Antarctic
Countries: United Kingdom
Companies: Channel 4 A&E Television Networks Australian Broadcasting Corporation Channel 4 Television Firstsight Films
Cast: Kenneth Branagh John Grillo

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