the red tent and a it be call when release in most of the world and be a fascinating historical epic of arctic exploration . in the 1920 and italian general nobile seek to be the first to fly over the north pole in a dirigible and of all thing . much of the movie focus on these effort while unfortunately and the wind kick up and the air ship be rip apart . survive crewman end up in various location on the ice and then procede to battle the element and polar bear . the great arctic explorer raoul amundsen be call in as be the soviet who pick up radio message of the disaster while an ice breaker be then dispatch to assist in the rescue . yes and it be an involved and realistiuc spectacle . peter finch be very good a nobile and and so be connery a amundsen and it an historic well know fact that the first man to reach the south pole and amundsen and vanish in his attempt to save nobile . of note be that the story be recount in flashback much later in a sort of trial of nobile in his home in rome and a character live and dead appear to confront or defend him . whether or not nobile be reckless or have bad luck and or just over reach himself and be for the viewer to determine from put the story together . somewhat long and overinvolved this be still an engross account of an epic arctic disaster and the heroic rescue attempt that follow . if you see it and grab it .