With Byrd at the South Pole

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With Byrd at the South Pole
With byrd at the south pole 1930 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Julian Johnson
Written byJulian Johnson (titles)
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
Starring Richard E. Byrd
Cinematography Joseph T. Rucker
Willard Van der Veer
Edited by Emanuel Cohen
Music by Manny Baer
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • June 19, 1930 (1930-06-19)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles

With Byrd at the South Pole (1930) is a part-talkie documentary film about Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his first expedition to the South Pole beginning at the Little America-Exploration Base. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The dialogue sequences consist mainly of narration by Floyd Gibbons.

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The film won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 3rd Academy Awards. [1] [2] It was the first documentary to win any Oscar and is the only one to win cinematography.[ citation needed ]

DVD release

With Byrd at the South Pole was released on DVD in February 2000. It is part of a Milestone collection that is very limited. [3] [4]

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References

  1. The New York Times Movies
  2. "The 3rd Academy Awards (1930) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  3. "With Byrd at the South Pole-Barnes and Noble" . Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  4. "With Byrd at the South Pole" . Retrieved September 20, 2014.