Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971)
1971 · 1h 41m · Adventure
Genres: Adventure
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…
Director: Arne Sucksdorff, Roy Boulting, Alfred Viola
Writers: Graham Billing, Anthony Shaffer
Music by: John Addison
Cinematography: Arne Sucksdorff, Harry Waxman
Editor: Bernard Gribble
Cast
John Hurt as Richard ForbushHayley Mills as Tara St. John LukeDudley Sutton as StarshotTony Britton as George DewportThorley Walters as Mr. Forbush Sr.Judy Campbell as Mrs. ForbushJoss Ackland as Head of BoardAvril Angers as FannyCyril Luckham as TringhamSally Geeson as JackieBrian Oulton as Food Store AssistantSalmaan Peerzada as Ahaz KhanMore like this
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