Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole

Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole
DVD cover of Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole
Based onIce Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole
by Dr. Jerri Nielsen
with Maryanne Vollers
Screenplay byPeter Pruce
Maria Nation
Directed byRoger Spottiswoode
StarringSusan Sarandon
Aidan Devine
Cynthia Mace
Paulino Nunes
Steve Cumyn
Carl Marotte
Lorne Cardinal
Kenneth Welsh
Linlyn Lue
Richard Waugh
Kathryn Zenna
Joe Pingue
Kristen Holden-Ried
Gina Clayton
Aaron Abrams
Benz Antoine
Narrated bySusan Sarandon
Theme music composerJeff Danna
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerClara George
EditorDominique Fortin
Running time89 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseApril 20, 2003 (2003-04-20)
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Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole is a 2003 made-for-television film starring Susan Sarandon as Dr. Jerri Nielsen in the true story of the cancer-stricken physician stranded at a South Pole research station who, under dangerous circumstances, and with the help of co-workers, treats her own illness.