Discovery of Antarctica

The film tells about three Antarctic expeditions - 1st, 30th and a special rescue expedition. The film includes the autobiographical memoirs of Alexander Kochetkov, a participant in the polar expedition and the first wintering in Antarctica. The film uses the following filming: preparation of an expedition to Antarctica in 1955, dispatch of an expedition from the Kaliningrad port on a diesel electric ship "Ob", the funeral of Captain I.A. occupation of winterers with penguins. Expedition of polar explorers aboard the Mikhail Somov ship in the ocean. The work of the expedition radio operators. Moving on tractors to Mirny. Delivery of a shift of winterers to Mirny by helicopter. Fragment of the film "The Tale of the Penguins" (synchronously). Landscapes of Antarctica. View of the Vostok station. Interview with the head of the Vostok station. Ride of winterers on an all-terrain vehicle. The work of winterers at the Pionerskaya station. Motor ship "Mikhail Somov" in the ice. Monument to Ivan Khmara, who died in 1956. General view of the village of Mirny.

Color

9

1985