Dr. Cook at Copenhagen (movie)
Dr. Cook, nordpolens opdager- User score: 6
- Production country: Denmark
- Production companies: Nordisk Film Denmark
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 9/21/1909
- Run time: 6 min.
Movie description
On 4 September Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) arrived in Copenhagen on the ship 'Hans Egede'. He received a hero's welcome as the first man to set foot on the North Pole. He was greeted by the king, and given an honorary doctorate at the University of Copenhagen. Only a few days later, however, his endeavour was questioned, and in December the University rejected Cook's documentation. Carl Th. Dreyer is seen as one of the journalists taking notes. (DFI)
