Duncan Craig signs on a whaling ship, partly because his own business deal has fallen through, partly to help Judie Nordhall find her father. Rumor has it that her father may have been murdered by Erik Bland, son of her father's partner and her one-time lover. Duncan and Erik find themselves on rival whaleboats and, ultimately, on an ice floe.
Cinematography
Actual Antarctic expedition footage spliced into studio drama
Acting
Stanley Baker's volcanic Erik outshines Ladd's frost
Production
Shot in London with second unit risking frostbite for real
Director
Mark Robson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Mark Robson insisted on authentic whaling footage from a Norwegian expedition, making this the most expensive British film of 1953.
Ladd's declining career led him to produce this UK-based project himself, desperate to escape the 'short guy in Westerns' typecasting that had trapped him since Shane.
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