Review of Scott of the Antarctic

SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC is the famous film version of Scott's ill-fated 1912 journey to the South Pole, acted by John Mills who is supported by a whole slew of notable faces including future greats like John Gregson and Christopher Lee. This Ealing production has exemplary production values and no action or effects of any kind, and yet it grips from beginning to end through the sterling attention to detail and the unending realism. The film is quite lengthy and slowly-paced, but the story is so engrossing and the characters so well-acted that it doesn't really matter. I can't imagine anyone not being affected by this film's moving climax.