The Flight of the Airship Norge Over the Arctic Ocean

A preserved print of archival footage from 1926, taken by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth and Umberto Nobile who flew across the North Pole in the Norwegian zeppelin Norge. They were the first party ever to cross the Pole by air.

"This visually stunning record has been little seen in the 85 years since it first thrilled adventure-loving audiences with its still awe-inspiring images of technological triumph and spectacular vistas of the frozen North. A perfectly preserved nitrate print in the Cinémathèque Suisse provided the material for this restoration by the Norwegian Film Museum." (New Zealand International Film Festival 2012)

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