The Explorer (movie)
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- Production country: RO
- Producer: Xantus Gabor , Titus Muntean
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 12/21/2013
- Run time: 72 min.
Movie description
The documentary presents the life and research of Emil Racovita, one of the first Antarctic explorers, a pioneer of oceanology and the founder of a new science, the bio-speleology. He created in Cluj the first Institute of Speleology in the world. Using photographs made by Emil Racovita in Antarctica, the film focuses mainly on the Belgica expedition (1897-1899), the first scientific expedition who wintered in Antarctica, having Roald Amundsen, Frederick Cook on board and Adrien de Gerlache as captain.
