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Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971)

Directed by Roy Boulting, Arne Sucksdorff, Alfred Viola

Overview

A self-absorbed young biologist takes on a six-month research post in Antarctica to study a penguin colony. Alone in Shackleton’s abandoned hut, with only radio contact and letters to his distant girlfriend, he endures the harsh winter and gradually forms a bond with the penguins—discovering resilience, humility, and a new sense of purpose.

Length 101 minutes

Actors

John Hurt | Hayley Mills | Dudley Sutton | Tony Britton | Thorley Walters | Judy Campbell | Joss Ackland | Avril Angers | Cyril Luckham | Sally Geeson | Brian Oulton | Salmaan Peerzada | Hugh Moxey | Norman Claridge | Nicholas Pennell | Marianne Stone