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Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1971 · 101 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Roy Boulting, Arne Sucksdorff
- Starring
- John Hurt, Salmaan Peerzada, Brian Oulton, Hayley Mills, Joss Ackland, Dudley Sutton
Richard Forbush, a brilliant biology student and playboy, trades a carefree life for a six‑month Antarctic post to study a penguin colony. Isolated in Shackleton’s abandoned hut, his only contacts are a two‑way radio and letters to his distant lover, Tara in London. A brutal winter among the penguins binds him to the hardy birds and teaches him deep lessons in endurance and humility.
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