Life for Richard Forbush, brilliant biology student and conceited philanderer, is one long round of eat, drink and be merry. But his decision to accept a six-month research post in the Antarctic, making the first detailed study of a penguin colony, changes all that... Living in Shackleton’s derelict hut, Forbush is alone at the frozen edge of the world, his only links to civilisation a two-way radio and letters to his elusive, would-be girlfriend, Tara, in London. Through an often ferocious winter in the company of the penguins, he grows increasingly attached to his hardy, endearing subjects – learning profound lessons in endurance and humility.
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John Hurt as Richard Forbush
Hayley Mills as Tara St. John Luke
Dudley Sutton as Starshot
Tony Britton as George Dewport
Thorley Walters as Mr. Forbush Sr.
Judy Campbell as Mrs. Forbush
Joss Ackland as Head of Board
Avril Angers as Fanny
Cyril Luckham as Tringham
Sally Geeson as Jackie
Brian Oulton as Food Store Assistant
Salmaan Peerzada as Ahaz Khan
Hugh Moxey as Lord Cheddar
Norman Claridge as Principal
Nicholas Pennell as Julien
Marianne Stone as Policewoman
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