Dr. Cook at Copenhagen 1909
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On 4 September Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) arrived in Copenhagen on the ship 'Hans Egede'. He received a hero's welcome as the first man to set foot on the North Pole. He was greeted by the king, and given an honorary doctorate at the University of Copenhagen. Only a few days later, however, his endeavour was questioned, and in December the University rejected Cook's documentation. Carl Th. Dreyer is seen as one of the journalists taking notes. (DFI)
- Released: 1909-09-21
- Runtime: 6 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Frederick Albert Cook, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Louis Holstein-Ledreborg, King Christian X, Niels Neergaard
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