Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983)

Cook and Peary: The Race to the Pole is an unabashedly biased recreation of the controversy concerning the "conquering" of the North Pole. Robert E. Peary (Rod Steiger), a US Navy commander and shameless self-promoter, sets out through Arctic wastes in 1909 to discover the Pole, an expedition that many others have attempted but failed to complete. His principal rival is Dr. Frederick A. Cook (Richard Chamberlain), who insists that he'd already reached the Pole in 1908. Though the experts (and the US Congress) conclude that Perry was first, public opinion is firmly in Cook's corner--as is this TV movie.

Directing:
  • Robert Day

Writing:
  • I.C. Rapoport

Stars:
Release Date: 1983-12-13
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  • Country: CA, US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 100
Michael Gross
Michael Gross
James Troth
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
Robert E. Peary
Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamb...
Frederick Cook
Diane Venora
Diane Venora
Marie Fidele Hunt
Louis Negin
Louis Negin
Maitre D'
Samm-Art Williams
Samm-Art Will...
Matt Henson
Walter Massey
Walter Massey
Theodore Roosevelt
Donald Li
Donald Li
Etuk
Donald Pilon
Donald Pilon
Robert Bartlett
Timothy Webber
Timothy Webbe...
Harry Whitney
Vlasta Vrana
Vlasta Vrana
Murphy
Tony Vogel
Tony Vogel
Skipper
Bronwen Mantel
Bronwen Mante...
Mrs. Dudley
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