Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole 40 years old

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.

Credits

Diane Venora as Marie Fidele Hunt

Samm-Art Williams as Matt Henson

Richard Chamberlain as Frederick Cook

Michael Gross as James Troth

Rod Steiger as Robert E. Peary

Louis Negin as Maitre D'

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole Cast

Name	Character
Diane Venora She was 31, now 72 years old	as Marie Fidele Hunt
Samm-Art Williams He was 37, now 78 years old	as Matt Henson
Richard Chamberlain He was 49, now 90 years old	as Frederick Cook
Michael Gross He was 36, now 77 years old	as James Troth
Rod Steiger He was 58, 77 years old when he died	as Robert E. Peary
Louis Negin He was 54, now 95 years old	as Maitre D'

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole Crew

Name	Department
Robert Day as Director. He was 61 (94) years old when He died	Directing
I.C. Rapoport as Writer.	Writing

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (40 years)

Release day: Tuesday, December 13, 1983
Runtime: 100 minutes