Doomsday Voyage (1972)

PBS - Nova: Shackletons Voyage of Endurance (2002)
DVDRip | 720x432 | .MKV/AVC @ 1900 Kbps | 1h 54mn | Audio: English AC3 224 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: None | 1.70 GiB
Genre: Documentary

Trapped in the Antarctic ice over 1,000 miles from civilization, polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his 28 brave crewmembers endured nearly 15 harrowing months stranded on the ice pack in a daring and courageous adventure that became the greatest survival story of all time. Shackleton’s unwavering leadership inspired a fierce will to survive in his crew, as they were stalked by starvation, insanity and death. Retrace Shackleton’s voyage on the Endurance in this riveting two-hour testament to the human spirit. Rare footage and photos from the expedition's photographer dramatically capture the daunting conditions the crew survived, as well as the faces of men pushed to their limits. Personal correspondence and diaries detail the most gripping moments of the crew's ordeal, and candid journal entries reveal how the expedition leader found guidance in his family motto, "By endurance we conquer." Moving interviews with descendants of the original expedition team shed new light on key turning points. And specially filmed footage takes viewers to the actual places visited by Shackleton and his crew.

All the action takes place in darkness, in a runaway train where two mysterious men meet, on a boat at the dimming of the day where sinister-looking sailors are waiting for something which could get them of their dump,in a nightclub where a chanteuse down on her luck takes comfort on the roof of her building by listening to the ships leaving for faraway lands.

HC Sea Tales - The Doomed Voyage of the St. Louis (1997)
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Genre: Documentary

In May of 1939, the ship St. Louis departed Hamburg, Germany for Cuba. Onboard were 930 Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazi regime. In one of the darkest chapters in World War II, they would eventually be returned to the continent they tried to leave, and many ultimately perished in the Holocaust. THE DOOMED VOYAGE OF THE ST. LOUIS is a chronicle of shame and desperation, bravery and quiet heroism. Footage shows the ship arriving in Havana, where officials refused to allow the passengers to disembark. As the St. Louis steamed in circles of Florida and its passengers pondered their uncertain fate, immigration officials from various nations were contacted, but none, including the U.S., allowed them in. Here, the shameful decision of the U.S. is examined in detail. Eventually, the St. Louis returned to Europe, where, despite the heroic efforts of the ship's captain, most of the passengers became victims of the Holocaust. Featuring moving interviews with survivors, period news accounts and commentary from leading scholars, this is a compelling chronicle of a senseless tragedy.

In the age of the great sea-faring adventurers, one man stood above all the others as he fearlessly made his way around the world. Captain James Cook discovered Hawaii and New Caledonia and sailed to the Antarctic alone. He was driven by the search for knowledge, not the desire for conquest. But after meeting every challenge and earning international celebrity, he met his end in the most inglorious of ways.