The 1946-1947 U.S. military expedition to explore and map Antarctica, led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, is presented from its planning stages through its successful completion.The 1946-1947 U.S. military expedition to explore and map Antarctica, led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, is presented from its planning stages through its successful completion.The 1946-1947 U.S. military expedition to explore and map Antarctica, led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, is presented from its planning stages through its successful completion.
Robert Montgomery
- Self - Narrator
- (voice)
- (as Comdr. Robert Montgomery U.S.N.R.)
Robert Taylor
- Self - Narrator
- (voice)
- (as Lt. Robert Taylor U.S.N.R.)
Van Heflin
- Self - Narrator
- (voice)
- (as Lt. Van Heflin A.A.F. Ret.)
James Forrestal
- Self
- (as Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal)
Chester W. Nimitz
- Self
- (as Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Chester W. Nimitz)
Richard E. Byrd
- Self
- (as Admiral Byrd)
Richard Cruzen
- Self
- (as Admiral Cruzen)
Robert S. Quackenbush
- Self
- (as Captain Quackenbush)
George J. Dufek
- Self
- (as Captain George Dufek)
Paul A. Siple
- Self
- (as Dr. Siple)
Charles W. Thomas
- Self
- (as Captain Thomas)
Vernon D. Boyd
- Self
- (as Captain Boyd)
Charles A. Bond
- Self
- (as Captain Bond)
David E. Bunger
- Self
- (as Commander David E. Bunger)
John E. Clark
- Self
- (as Captain Clark)
John D. Howell
- Self
- (as Commander Howell)
William Kearns
- Self
- (as Lieutenant j.g. Bill Kearns)
Ralph LeBlanc
- Self
- (as Lieutenant j.g. Frenchie LeBlanc)
