
Abandoned in the Arctic
NR
2007
96 minutes
Overview
A team of scientists, field guides and a descendant of U.S. polar explorer Adolphus Greely set out to retrace the 1881 Lady Franklin Bay Expedition’s perilous attempt to build a scientific research station on Ellesmere Island near the North Pole. Chronicle their modern-day journey by kayak with a historical retelling of the Greely expedition through diary entries, letters and archival photographs.
Top Cast

Stephen Smith
Himself

Bob Saunders
Himself

Julia Szucs
Herself

Robson Moser
Himself

Scott Simper
Himself

James Shedd
Himself

Tom Stere
Himself

Cedric Smith
Narrator

John McClain
Adolphus Greely

Brian Pkatt
Frederick Kislingbury

Glenn Gaud
Brian Brainard

Thomas Keating
Charles Henry

Charles Hughes
Inuit hunter

William Sadler
Adolphus Greely (voice)

Portland Helmich
Henrietta Greely (voice)

Stephen Thorn
Pavy and Lockwood (voices)

Steve Cooper
Rice (voice)