Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

HD 1.1 101 min.

Life for Richard Forbush, brilliant biology student and conceited philanderer, is one long round of eat, drink and be merry. But his decision to accept a six-month research post in the Antarctic, making the first detailed study of a penguin colony, changes all that... Living in Shackleton’s derelict hut, Forbush is alone at the frozen edge of the world, his only links to civilisation a two-way radio and letters to his elusive, would-be girlfriend, Tara, in London. Through an often ferocious winter in the company of the penguins, he grows increasingly attached to his hardy, endearing subjects – learning profound lessons in endurance and humility.

Genre: Adventure

Release: July 29, 1971

Director: Alfred Viola

Cast: John Hurt, Hayley Mills, Dudley Sutton, Tony Britton, Thorley Walters, Judy Campbell, Joss Ackland, Avril Angers, Cyril Luckham, Sally Geeson, Brian Oulton, Salmaan Peerzada, Hugh Moxey, Norman Claridge, Nicholas Pennell, Marianne Stone