The Great White Silence
discriminatory terms
Director(s)Herbert G. Ponting
Production year1924
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes107m
CastHerbert G. Ponting, Robert Falcon Scott
The Great White Silence
discriminatory terms
THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE is the newly restored version of the original 1924 documentary filmed by Robert Falcon Scott's o ...
THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE is the newly restored version of the original 1924 documentary filmed by Robert Falcon Scott's official photographer on the 1910-1913 expedition to the Antarctic.
discrimination
There is infrequent written use of 'n****r', referring to the name of a black cat, an animal mascot of a ship expedition.
additional issues
There are references to the deaths of several men who perished on an expedition to the Antarctic, including one who was thought to have sacrificed himself so that he would not become a burden to survivors. There are scenes of animal fighting and hunting, but these are not depicted with graphic detail. Two seal carcasses are dragged through the snow towards a ship.
Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Classified Date:
09/03/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
BFI Films
Classified Date:
21/08/1924
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
New Era Films Ltd.
discriminatory terms
Classified Date:
22/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
discrimination
There is infrequent written use of 'n****r', referring to the name of a black cat, an animal mascot of a ship expedition.
Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Classified Date:
17/05/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
BFI Video
Classified Date:
16/03/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
BFI Films
Classified date22/01/2024
LanguageEnglish
discrimination
There is infrequent written use of 'n****r', referring to the name of a black cat, an animal mascot of a ship expedition.
additional issues
There are references to the deaths of several men who perished on an expedition to the Antarctic, including one who was thought to have sacrificed himself so that he would not become a burden to survivors. There are scenes of animal fighting and hunting, but these are not depicted with graphic detail. Two seal carcasses are dragged through the snow towards a ship.
Director(s)Herbert G. Ponting
Production year1924
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes107m
CastHerbert G. Ponting, Robert Falcon Scott
Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Classified Date:
09/03/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
BFI Films
Classified Date:
21/08/1924
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
New Era Films Ltd.
discriminatory terms
Classified Date:
22/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
discrimination
There is infrequent written use of 'n****r', referring to the name of a black cat, an animal mascot of a ship expedition.
Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Classified Date:
17/05/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
BFI Video
Classified Date:
16/03/2011
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
BFI Films
Classified date22/01/2024
LanguageEnglish
