“From the Antarctic icebergs to cave glaciers, following in the footsteps of Emil Racovitza, a Romanian scientist and explorer”
The documentary presents the life and research of Emil Racovita, one of the first Antarctic explorers, a pioneer of oceanology and the founder of a new science, the bio-speleology. He created in Cluj the first Institute of Speleology in the world. Using photographs made by Emil Racovita in Antarctica, the film focuses mainly on the Belgica expedition (1897-1899), the first scientific expedition who wintered in Antarctica, having Roald Amundsen, Frederick Cook on board and Adrien de Gerlache as captain.
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Cast
14 people
Dana Bunescu
Helene Racovita
Titus Muntean
Ana Boariu
Xantus Gabor
Vivi Drăgan Vasile
Bernard de Gerlache
Bernard de Gerlache
Gheorghe Racovita
Gábor Xantus
Cristian Lascu
Cristian Lascu
Philippe Lebaron
Philippe Lebaron
Alexandru Marinescu
Alexandru Marinescu
Gabriel Spahiu
Adrien De Gerlache
Known for
War Dogs
High Tension
Titus Muntean Director · Xantus Gabor Director
Budget $175K · First release December 21, 2013 · Original title Exploratorul
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Budget
$175,000
Languages
Original title
Exploratorul
Original language
Romanian
Spoken on screen
Romanian
Release dates
Romania · December 21, 2013
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