Roald Amundsen - Ellsworths flyveekspedition 1925

“Roald Amundsen – Lincoln Ellsworths flyveekspedisjon 1925″ is a new DVD release of film footage from the nearly disastrous 1925 aeroplane expedition led by Norwegian polar hero Roald Amundsen. Financed by american businessman Lincoln Ellsworth, who also was a member of the expedition, the aeroplanes were registered as N24 and N25 and subsequently equipped for polar flights. They took off from King´s Bay in Svalbard on May 21st in an attempt to carry out the first transpolar flight of the North Pole, in order to establish once and for all whether there was in fact land in the area.

Directed by Oskar Omdal, Paul Berge, Roald Amundsen - Ellsworths flyveekspedition 1925 leans on a strong ensemble — Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1925.