Oct 01, 2016
87 min
Full-HD

Charcot: Secret Poles (2016)

The adventures and exploits of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), an intrepid scientist and explorer who laid the foundations of modern oceanography.

Category

Documentary History

Country

France

Companies

MC4 ARTE

Cédric Zimmerlin

Self - Narrator (voice)

Anne-Marie Vallin-Charcot

Self

Sverrir Thor Einarsson

Self

Vigdis Finnbogadottir

Self

Serge Kahn

Self

Julian A. Dowdeswell

Self

Yves Frenot

Self

Stanislas Zamora

Self

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