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Conquest of the South Pole

Conquest of the South Pole

19891h 32m

Overview

A Group of unemployed Edinburgh youths embark on a recreation of Roald Amundsen's historic expedition to the South Pole.

Directed by Gillies MacKinnon
Written by Gareth Wardell, Manfred Karge
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Stevan Rimkus

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Leonard O'Malley

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About Conquest of the South Pole

Conquest of the South Pole is a adventure, drama, tv movie film released in 1989. Directed by Gillies MacKinnon, it stars Stevan Rimkus, Leonard O'Malley, Ewen Bremner. A Group of unemployed Edinburgh youths embark on a recreation of Roald Amundsen's historic expedition to the South Pole.

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