Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole

1983
1h 40m
6.0

6.0/10

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Overview

Cook and Peary: The Race to the Pole is an unabashedly biased recreation of the controversy concerning the "conquering" of the North Pole. Robert E. Peary (Rod Steiger), a US Navy commander and shameless self-promoter, sets out through Arctic wastes in 1909 to discover the Pole, an expedition that many others have attempted but failed to complete. His principal rival is Dr. Frederick A. Cook (Richard Chamberlain), who insists that he'd already reached the Pole in 1908. Though the experts (and the US Congress) conclude that Perry was first, public opinion is firmly in Cook's corner--as is this TV movie.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Robert Halmi
Production Countries
Canada United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 13, 1983
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0085360

Cast

Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain

Frederick Cook

Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger

Robert E. Peary

Diane Venora
Diane Venora

Marie Fidele Hunt

Michael Gross
Michael Gross

James Troth

Samm-Art Williams
Samm-Art Williams

Matt Henson

Louis Negin
Louis Negin

Maitre D'

Walter Massey
Walter Massey

Theodore Roosevelt

Donald Li
Donald Li

Etuk

Donald Pilon
Donald Pilon

Robert Bartlett

Timothy Webber
Timothy Webber

Harry Whitney

Vlasta Vrana
Vlasta Vrana

Murphy

Tony Vogel
Tony Vogel

Skipper

Key Crew

Robert Halmi Sr.
Executive Producer
I.C. Rapoport
Writer
Robert Day
Director
Robert Halmi Jr.
Producer