A science fantasy film that deals with an extraordinary race to the north pole by rival parties of balloonists. Based on the novel "The Adventures of Captain Hatteras" by Jules Verne.
À la Conquête du Pôle is of 0 hour(s) and 33 minute(s). It is Produced By: Star Film. It was released on 1912-05-03. It has an average vote of 6.261 on TMDB.
Genres: AdventureComedyScience Fiction
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This is a film in the dramatic and adventure genre based on historical and real events — namely an expedition to the North Pole on the airship “”Italy”” in 1928 under the command of General Nobile, ending in the tragic crash of the aircraft. Eight countries participated in the international humanitarian rescue expedition, but only the Soviet icebreaker Krasin was able to remove the surviving crew from the pack ice.
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