At the North Pole (1937)

Snow fields of the Arctic.

An airplane with the inscription "Aviaarktika" on its side.

Members of the North Pole expedition led by O.Yu.

Schmidt stand by the airplanes before departure.

Mikhail Vodopyanov stands by the airplane.

Papanin stands by the airplane.

Mark Troyanovsky stands with a movie camera.

Schmidt says goodbye to those seeing him off.

The expedition members board the airplane.

The airplane takes off.

Planes in the sky.

The airplanes land on a snow-covered field in Kholmogory.

Local residents run to the airplanes.

Schmidt and the expedition members stand by the airplane, smoking.

The airplane's tires are replaced with skis.

Papanin stands at the jack lever.

The expedition members roll off the wheel and secure it under the belly of the airplane.

The airplane with its propellers running.

The airplane takes off.

The pilot is at the controls.

Forecasters receive weather reports.

Naryan-Mar, the local population greets the expedition.

Schmidt, Vodopyanov, and other expedition members near the planes.

A panorama of snow-covered Naryan-Mar.

Papanin smiles.

A reindeer sleigh near the planes rides down the street.

Papanin, Krenkel, Fedorov, and Shirshov stroll down the street.

Papanin pets a reindeer.

Expedition forecaster Boris Dzerdzeevsky and Papanin receive weather reports.

Close-ups of O. Schmidt.

The planes begin to take off, unable to lift off due to the cargo.

Dumping excess cargo in Naryan-Mar.

The planes take off.

The pilot in the cockpit.

The expedition near the planes: they launch a hot air balloon into the sky, conducting research.

The plane's propeller turns.

Vodopyanov watches from the cockpit.

An all-terrain vehicle moves.

A radio beacon, a radio operator at the instruments.

An expedition member plots a route.

Vodopyanov at the controls.

Ice (from the plane).

Troyanovsky sets up a movie camera.

The expedition members in the plane at work.

Schmidt talks with Vodopyanov.

The plane is at the North Pole.

Schmidt, Papanin, Vodopyanov and others near the plane.

The plane is unloaded.

Schmidt pulls a sled with luggage.

Setting up a radio mast and tents.

Unloading planes, transporting cargo by dog ​​sled.

Snowstorm.

Working in a snowstorm.

A snow-covered camp, clearing snow drifts.

Panorama of the planes.

The planes take off.

The base on Rudolf Island.

Buildings.

The expedition members are transported from the plane in an all-terrain vehicle.

Preparing for the flight to the North Pole: loading the plane.

Papanin refills his flask.

Bundles of things.

Papanin with the expedition members at the table in the hut, arguing.

Loading work.

The expedition members at the planes, receiving reports.

A dog kennel, feeding the dogs.

The expedition members in the kennel.

Papanin petting a dog.

Polar bear cubs, Papanin with the cubs.

May Day demonstration on Rudolf Island.

Schmidt speaking.

Cannons firing in the Kremlin.

The expedition members firing into the air.

A May Day demonstration in Moscow's Red Square.

Stalin waves from the podium (Khrushchev is nearby).

Expedition members walk across a snowy field carrying banners.

The expedition members smoke and chat.

Radio operators on the mainland at their instruments.

Krenkel at the communications device.

Schmidt is smoking.

Papanin is starting the generator.

Krenkel and Vodopyanov are at the communications device.

The connection is established, the expedition members embrace.

Krenkel transmits the first radiogram.

The radio operators and telegraph operators receive Krenkel's message.

Papanin opens a supply crate.

Papanin and Schmidt are at the supply crate, examining the supplies.

The expedition members are in camp: writing, filming, taking weather data, checking the thickness of the ice floe, etc.

Schmidt reads out the telegram from the mainland.

Setting up camp, building a house from snow blocks.

The snow house is covered with a parachute.

Krenkel and Schmidt are at the communications device, smoking.

The polar explorers are at work in camp.

Participants at camp.

The remaining expedition planes arrive at the North Pole.

Schmidt talks with E. Fedorov.

The planes are met.

Papanin prepares food in a tent.

A polar explorer scoops snow into a saucepan.

Schmidt drinks from a mug.

Papanin carries a steaming saucepan out of the tent.

The polar explorers are having lunch.

Papanin washes dishes in a bucket.

The wind turbine is installed and launched.

Alekseyev's plane arrives at camp.

Alekseyev is at the controls.

The polar explorers meet the plane.

The plane is unloaded.

The living tent is set up.

The tent is covered with a banner bearing the inscription: "USSR. Drifting expedition of the Main Directorate of the Northern Sea Route. 1937." The polar explorers inflate air mattresses.

Papanin, Krenkel, Fedorov, and Shirshov sit by the tent for a photo.

The bicycle generator is installed.

Krenkel smokes.

Papanin pedals the bicycle generator.

Setting up camp.

A live broadcast with Moscow.

Schmidt transmits a message.

The polar explorers light a smoke bomb for Mazuruk's approaching plane.

The polar explorers look at the sky.

The plane is in the sky.

Schmidt looks at the sky.

Papanin points towards the plane.

The plane lands.

Meeting the plane.

Unloading the plane.

Morning at the camp: Schmidt washes, the polar explorers wash and shave.

Preparing the planes for takeoff.

Setting up the movie camera.

Farewell rally, Schmidt's speech.

Raising the USSR flag.

The polar explorers fire into the air, sing the national anthem.

A flag with Stalin's image flutters.

The pilots prepare the planes for takeoff.

The plane's propeller is turning.

Papanin, Krenkel, Fedorov, and Shirshov say goodbye to the rest of the expedition members.

Schmidt hugs Papanin.

Papanin, Krenkel, Fedorov, and Shirshov wave their caps.

Vodopyanov waves from the plane's hatch.

The planes take off.

Planes in the sky, pilots in the cockpits.

Ice and snow-covered fields (from the plane).

Schmidt at the table in the plane.

Vodopyanov in the cockpit.

View of the city (from the plane).

Moscow.

A banner on a building with the inscription: "Glory to Stalin's Falcons." The streets of Moscow, filled with people.

Young Pioneers with flowers.

The central airfield.

Portraits of the polar explorers.

Those greeting them.

Stalin and Voroshilov on the podium.

Planes in the sky, landing.

People waving.

Schmidt exits the plane.

The expedition members drive along the runway in open cars.

Schmidt kisses his wife, and the expedition members meet their families.

The polar explorers drive through the streets of Moscow.

People throw flowers from their windows, and leaflets rain down.

The convoy of cars enters the Kremlin gates.