Terra Nova

Name: Terra Nova
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ISBN: 9780822211228

ISBN-10: 082221122X

ISBN-13: 9780822211228

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ted Tally

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THE STORY: Drawn from the journals and letters found on the frozen body of Captain Scott, the action of the play blends scenes of the explorer and his men at various stages of their ordeal, with flashbacks of Scott and his young wife and with fateful glimpses of his Norwegian rival, Roald Amundsen, whose party beat him to the South Pole. Refusing the use of sled dogs as unsporting, Scott and his team struggle to drag their heavy gear across a frozen wasteland, only to find that Amundsen has preceded them to their goal. The play is also a study of British pride and upper-class resolve—Scott's aristocratic sense of destiny and command and his young bride's ability to understand her husband's…

Book details

List price: $9.00
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/1/1981
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 88
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.198
Language: English

Ted Tally won the Oscar ï¿½ for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Silence of the Lambs , as well as the WGA Screen Award. He also wrote the screenplays of All the Pretty Horses , Before and After , The Juror , White Palace , and The Father Clements Story .