The Explorer (2013)
Exploratorul
From the Antarctic icebergs to cave glaciers, following in the footsteps of Emil Racovitza, a Romanian scientist and explorer
The documentary presents the life and research of Emil Racovita, one of the first Antarctic explorers, a pioneer of oceanology and the founder of a new science, the bio-speleology. He created in Cluj the first Institute of Speleology in the world. Using photographs made by Emil Racovita in Antarctica, the film focuses mainly on the Belgica expedition (1897-1899), the first scientific expedition who wintered in Antarctica, having Roald Amundsen, Frederick Cook on board and Adrien de Gerlache as captain.
- Date of release
- 2013-12-21
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Xantus Gabor, Titus Muntean
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