Cannibalism, vengeance, and a far-reaching cover up by British authorities serve as the lurid highlights of filmmaker John Walker's documentary tracing the adventures of Hudson's Bay Company explorer Dr. John Rae and British Royal Navy Officer Sir John Franklin. But while Franklin became a hero as a result of the pair's remarkable journey from London to the Orkney Islands and ultimately Nunavut, his partner Rae was relegated to virtual obscurity. Still, the question remains, how truthful were Franklin and Rae being when ...
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Cannibalism, vengeance, and a far-reaching cover up by British authorities serve as the lurid highlights of filmmaker John Walker's documentary tracing the adventures of Hudson's Bay Company explorer Dr. John Rae and British Royal Navy Officer Sir John Franklin. But while Franklin became a hero as a result of the pair's remarkable journey from London to the Orkney Islands and ultimately Nunavut, his partner Rae was relegated to virtual obscurity. Still, the question remains, how truthful were Franklin and Rae being when they recounted their epic adventure to gullible audiences? In this film, director Walker does his best to sort the fact from the fiction while uncovering the truth about one of history's most elaborate ruses. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Rick Roberts, Geraldine Alexander. Run time: 111 mins. Originally released: 2008. Language: English. Factory Sealed Brand New DVD WINNER / Best Director-John Walker / Atlantic Film Festival Searching for the Northwest Passage-The Story of Sir John Franklin In 1845, celebrated British explorer Sir John Franklin, along with his crew of 128 men, set sail from England in search of a fabled passage west, which they believed would lead them to the riches of the Orient. None of them were ever seen again. A search party found no evidence of any crew or wreckage. The answer to the mystery was eventually solved by John Rae, a lone doctor travelling the Arctic Circle on foot. His findings were so horrific that those back home-including Sir John's widow, Lady Franklin, as well as Charles Dickens-waged a public campaign to discredit Rae and subsequently incriminate an entire nation of Northern Inuit people.
