00:24The Explorers
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01:41In October 1850, two British ships commanded by Gerard Osborne were icebound in a strait to the north
01:49from Canada.
01:50It was the beginning of the polar winter. Everywhere, the ice was thickening. Impossible to advance, impossible to retreat.
02:00What are you doing, Roald? It's very late.
02:03Dear father, tell me, what is at the North Pole?
02:05Nobody knows, Roald, because nobody has gone there. Hundreds of explorers have tried, but they
02:11perished in the ice.
02:12Oh, you think I could go? That I could be the first at the North Pole?
02:16I don't think so, son. Many expeditions are already underway and others are being prepared.
02:22Oh, it's always the same. I was born too late.
02:32You never know. Maybe I could still be the first.
02:36In any case, to go to the North Pole, you have to get used to the cold.
02:41Maestro, why do you want to go to the North Pole? To risk your life for nothing.
02:44Man always wants to go further. To discover places, even if they are the most inaccessible, the most inhospitable.
02:51And then, the poles, they're magical.
02:53Magic? Why magic?
02:54The earth rotates around an axis that passes through the poles.
02:57When you are at the North Pole, there are no more cardinal points.
03:00Points, what?
03:02Cardinals, you should know about this.
03:04If in front is north, to the right is east, to the left is west, and behind,
03:07It's the south.
03:08Exactly. Well, at the North Pole, it's a different story.
03:11If you're at the North Pole, then north is yourself, and to the right, to the left, in front, behind, everywhere.
03:16It's the south.
03:17That's true, yes, that's true.
03:18If we go left, we go south.
03:21To the right, we go south.
03:22Front and back.
03:24Well, we're going south, ouch!
03:25But there is another reason that drives men to want to go to the pole.
03:29The Northeast Passage and the Northwest Passage.
03:31The shortest sea routes to connect Europe, Asia and America.
03:35But are they practical?
03:37Remember, Bering was already trying to answer this question.
03:41Who is he, Roald?
03:43Look, Fridjof Nonsen crossed the Greenland ice sheet.
03:47He will now try to reach the North Pole by boat.
03:50Really, my son, you're very attached to this North Pole.
03:531897, first exploration of Antarctica, the south pole.
03:57Captain Adrien de Guerlache is Belgian.
03:59His second was Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian.
04:02At 25, this is his first expedition to the polar regions, but on the opposite side of the North Pole.
04:12Look, Captain, the ice is closing in. We should try to get back in.
04:16Yes, you're probably right, Amundsen. Heading for honor through the clear channel, there!
04:32Too late, we're stuck here for the winter.
04:35But we have neither provisions nor warm clothes!
04:38We'll have to manage and act quickly before the polar night.
04:47The captain is gravely ill, and this man is losing his mind.
04:52The building, he understood, was a small ship.
04:59It was a small ship. It was a small ship.
05:03I'll take command. Go get that man.
05:05We are going to cut up blankets to make warm clothes.
05:11Oh, you're sick, you're not looking at me enough!
05:17We no longer have enough coal to heat our homes. We're going to freeze to death.
05:21Well, we'll burn seal and penguin fat.
05:38The polar winter begins. We won't see the sun again for three months.
06:00For the first time, explorers have just spent a winter in Antarctica.
06:04For Amundsen, it's a great leap towards further exploits.
06:11Look at this, Elmer. This little fishing boat is for sale and cheap.
06:15And what do you want to do with it, Roald?
06:18The Northwest Passage.
06:20In that nutshell? Are you crazy? I'm not going there.
06:23Never mind, I'll take care of the supplies.
06:31Hello, sir. How can I help you?
06:34I need supplies for an expedition: dried meat, biscuits.
06:38Yes, for how many people, huh?
06:40Six or seven.
06:42And for how long?
06:43Oh, five years.
06:45Five years? That's a long time.
06:47A booklet to Captain Roald Amundsen, aboard the Joa, in port.
07:02Plus three and four, which make twelve, plus six, which makes...
07:05Ah, Captain Amundsen, so I counted twenty boxes of dry biscuits,
07:09ten bags of sugar, dried meat, there are ten crates,
07:11four cod, twelve barrels of oil, cod whip oil...
07:15Well, do the math, sir. You'll put all of that on my account.
07:18I will pay you upon my return.
07:20Upon your return? In that bucket seat?
07:22But you will never come back.
07:24I want payment right away, no credit.
07:27Otherwise, I'll call the police.
07:28Do you hear me? The judge, prison for debt.
07:31You will be paid, don't worry.
07:33Now I have a case.
07:34Ah, Eskimo dogs, we'll certainly need them.
07:36Come on, get on board.
07:38Hey Elmer, what are you doing here?
07:41Oh, I was just taking a walk. Your dogs are beautiful.
07:43Real Eskimo dogs.
07:45You know them well, I think. Why don't you come?
07:47I will entrust you with the training and management.
07:49Me, leave on that old tub?
07:50Oh, never.
07:59At the end of the day, Captain, I told them.
08:03Hey Elmer, are you going on a trip?
08:05Oh, come on, get on board.
08:06Captain, the police are arriving.
08:08You are being sued for debt.
08:09Oh, I have more important things to do.
08:10Come on, let's get rid of the piles.
08:13But wait.
08:25Stop!
08:26You are being sued for debt.
08:27Arrest, let's pay!
08:29Hit and run.
08:29What are you saying?
08:30Speak up, I can't hear you.
08:32Crook, thief, my money, I want my money.
08:52It's October and the ice is starting to set.
08:54Land in sight!
08:55Ah, this must be the land of King William.
08:57We will follow the coast to find a wintering port.
09:15Ah, this must be the land of King William.
09:31Don't be afraid.
09:32We came as friends.
09:45And here I was thinking that the Eskimos were welcoming.
09:47Hey, wait.
09:48What ?
09:48Look at.
09:57Ah, hello, are you English?
09:58No, Norwegian.
10:00But you speak English?
10:01Oh, a long time ago, when I was young, some English people came.
10:05I learned their language.
10:06What became of them?
10:07Oh, they're dead.
10:08They didn't have any dogs.
10:10Is that why they died?
10:11Yes, humans need it to survive.
10:13Do you have any dogs?
10:14Yes.
10:14I have six.
10:15Ah yes, let me see.
10:16I think we have a friend.
10:17Go get the dogs.
10:32My dogs are not yet trained.
10:34Ah, well, that's obvious.
10:35We will help you.
10:38You have to handle the whip with precision to barely touch the hairs, like this.
10:48Yes, I understand.
10:49Precision is key.
10:50High precision.
11:00Okay, okay.
11:01You learn quickly.
11:03After working the dogs, they need to be fed.
11:05Bear or seal meat, a nice piece like that.
11:15Ah, I should have explained it to you.
11:16Among working dogs, there is a leader.
11:18And the order must be respected among the sub-chiefs.
11:21Ah.
11:22Hey, look.
11:26You see, he's the boss.
11:28Then him.
11:29And then there was her.
11:31That's what discipline is all about.
11:37That's what discipline is.
11:40Your clothes are too tight.
11:42We'll make you some more, in leather and fur.
11:46Okay, let's start with you.
11:48Stand up and see.
11:51You're tall, that's good.
11:54The day is returning, you can go bear hunting.
11:56That's good, bear.
12:14That's good, bear.
12:28That's what discipline is.
12:31The explorers will remain in the ice for two years.
12:35And one day...
12:45We need to break the ice.
12:47Axes, hooks.
12:59Explosives.
13:22Life reviewed.
13:28Where are you from ?
13:30From San Francisco, and you?
13:31From Norway, via the Northwest Passage.
13:34That's right, you've discovered the Northwest Passage.
13:37The explorers therefore circled the North Pole from the east and from the west.
13:41But no one has yet reached the pole.
13:43And it's a real race.
13:46In 1895, the Norwegian Hansen abandoned his ship 450 km from his goal and attempted to reach the pole by kayak.
13:53In 1896, the Swede Salomon André and two companions attempted the adventure by balloon and perished en route.
13:59In 1899, Louis Amédée of Savoy approached within 400 km of the pole and disappeared.
14:03And so, the American Robert Perry organized eight expeditions.
14:07Do you really think Had Mounsen wants to be part of the court?
14:14Oh, Mr. Amunsen, that's a surprise.
14:18It is an honor to welcome you to my home.
14:20Important, sir, you once set the police on me.
14:23Oh, you know, back then, a youthful mistake.
14:26Well, I've come to pay you what I owe.
14:28Plus the interest.
14:32Thank you, Mr. Amunsen, but you're forgetting the interest on the interest.
14:38Interest on interest?
14:41Yes, sir, you understand all this time, of course.
14:49If you are going on another expedition, I am of course at your disposal.
14:53Biscuits, dried meat, salt cod, sugar, flour, whatever you want.
14:56So don't tell me you're going back, that's enough, isn't it? Don't you think so?
15:00Well, in fact, you discovered it, the Northwest Passage.
15:03Yes, but no one has gone to the pole. And I, Elmer, want to be the first.
15:06But Robert Perry is already on his way, and so is Frederic Scott, to the North Pole.
15:10It's six months of pitch-black night; it's freezing.
15:12I'm not going. No, I'd rather the sky fall on my head.
15:15Oh, there we go, it's done, it's a start.
15:19The Fram, but it's a wreck.
15:21This old tub is rotten. It could be used as kindling for heating.
15:25But come and see what.
15:31It is built to withstand ice.
15:33I'm going to have it reinforced and a diesel engine installed.
15:36Never, you hear me, never, I would go face the Arctic in that.
15:40May the sky... It's falling on my head.
15:44So, I'm heading up the east coast of Greenland.
15:46Here, I am trapped in the ice.
15:48The ice is drifting north.
15:54May heaven...
15:55It's not the sky, it's the light bulb.
15:58Listen, Roald, I'm busy with my own business with the dogs.
16:01So, if you want, I'll just walk with you part of the way. Do you understand?
16:04Yes, of course. In a month, everything will be ready. Come.
16:14You haven't heard the latest, Mr. Amundsen? The North Pole has been discovered.
16:19What ?
16:23No, but what the...
16:27Commander Robert Perry has reached the North Pole.
16:30Heaven...
16:33And here I was, wanting to be the first?
16:39But of course, there is another solution.
16:47For our expedition to the North Pole, we would need biscuits, cheese, dried meat, sugar, and...
16:53oil, coal, explosives, ammunition, 6 sleds, 20 pairs of skis, a prefabricated house, 5 pigs, 6 sheep,
17:00a cat to hunt rats and of course dogs.
17:03Where are the dogs?
17:07Ah, Elmer, but how many dogs are there?
17:09100.
17:09The best ones there are for going to the North Pole.
17:11It's good.
17:13We're doing well at the North Pole.
17:15Of course, but where do you want us to go?
17:19Amundsen gave the impression that he was going to the North Pole.
17:21He had announced that he would pass through the Bering Strait west of Alaska.
17:24And this was to shorten the journey which had been interminable during the previous trip.
17:28To achieve this, he was going to head southwest.
17:30This way, to bypass South America.
17:32To eventually travel up the Pacific Ocean towards the North.
17:36And now he has reached the Equator.
17:42Roald, Roald, hurry up.
17:43Come quickly onto the bridge.
18:02Baptism of the Equator
18:08Baptism of the Equator
18:09We have crossed into the southern hemisphere.
18:13Well, me too, guys.
18:15I have prepared a surprise for you.
18:18So, what's your surprise?
18:19We no longer go to the North Pole.
18:21What ?
18:22No, we're going to the South Pole.
18:23Robert Perry has already discovered the North Pole.
18:25We will be the first at the South Pole.
18:27But Robert Scott, the British officer,
18:29He started his journey before us, didn't he?
18:30Well, we'll have to hurry.
18:32The race begins.
18:33And Amundsen will head towards the bay of whales.
18:48The barrier is lower there.
19:11Here is Amundsen close to his goal.
19:13But the Englishman Scott is already on the ice floe.
19:31Scott and Amundsen are now 1400 km from the South Pole.
19:35It's summer.
19:36Amundsen chose dogs to pull the sleds.
19:38Scott, Manchurian ponies,
19:39He recovered from the cold and a motorized sled.
19:41The die is cast.
19:42Who will be the first?
19:51From April onwards, it will be the polar night.
19:53We have two months, no more.
19:55to drop off supplies along our route to the pole.
20:14Okay, we can go home.
20:16It's good, it's good, it's good, it's good.
20:49Perhaps I should have gotten dogs.
20:55Look, the sun is setting for winter.
20:57Now, we won't see him again for four months.
21:10It's good.
21:11In red, the tents will be visible and it will be warmer.
21:32It's been dark for three months already.
21:34Today, we should see the sun.
21:35Come.
21:46The first day wasn't very long.
21:50Well, we've been waiting for six months now.
21:52We can go.
22:13These mountains are 5000 meters high.
22:16We need to find a way through there.
22:31A stopover there.
22:39The ponies sweated and froze.
22:41They can no longer move.
22:42We must kill them and continue on foot.
23:04Don't move, not even your little finger.
23:05I'm not moving.
23:06But hurry.
23:14You see, big skis are really useful.
23:17Alright, let's go, let's continue.
23:24The dogs can't take it anymore, his faithful friends.
23:27That one, that one, and that one.
23:31We need them...
23:32Yes, we have no choice.
23:5286 degrees south.
23:54We have 240 locations left.
23:57Go on, it's straight ahead.
24:11Let's see, 89 degrees and 35 minutes.
24:14We're almost there.
24:25Victory !
24:27Here we are, the South Pole.
24:34How ironic.
24:35Since childhood, I have dreamed of going to the North Pole
24:36And here I am on the other side of the world.
24:39Red and cold, but when are we going home?
24:47Oh, look, they arrived before us.
24:49And they left.
24:51Let's go, then we'll come back quickly.
25:00Captain Scott and his men have arrived at the pole
25:03one month after Amundsen.
25:08But like so many other explorers
25:10who braved the polar snows and ice,
25:12They never came back.
25:14In their honor, a site was created at the South Pole.
25:16the Amundsen-Scott base.
25:23The explorers
25:27Discovering the world, they made the earth
25:29Round, these sinopataires
25:31They will still find ways to forge their own paths.
25:35And then offer them to the souls
25:37Like offering a beautiful apple
25:40To you, to us, to me, I believe.
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