Film
The Explorer
2013 · 1h 12m · Documentary
From the Antarctic icebergs to cave glaciers, following in the footsteps of Emil Racovitza, a Romanian scientist and explorer
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Overview
The documentary presents the life and research of Emil Racovita, one of the first Antarctic explorers, a pioneer of oceanology and the founder of a new science, the bio-speleology. He created in Cluj the first Institute of Speleology in the world. Using photographs made by Emil Racovita in Antarctica, the film focuses mainly on the Belgica expedition (1897-1899), the first scientific expedition who wintered in Antarctica, having Roald Amundsen, Frederick Cook on board and Adrien de Gerlache as captain.
Crew
- Xantus GaborDirector
- Titus MunteanDirector
Details
- Release date
- December 21, 2013
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Romanian
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Rated
- G
- Genres
- Documentary
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