Polar Outpost (1957)

ALL 01/01/1957 (en) Documentary 15 Min
  • Release
    01/01/1957
  • Production
    RKO Pathé Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    Polar Outpost
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

This RKO-Pathe short film produced with the assistance of the United States Air Force is about the construction of the DEW Line, the Distant Early Warming System, a string of radar stations built across Alaska and the Canadian north as part of NORAD, the North American Air Defense Command. These are isolated outposts, many of which are only accessible by air. Buildings, roads and landing strips had to be built from scratch. There's a visit to Barrow Village, Alaska the most northern point of US territory.

  1. Director

  2. Story

  3. Jack Davis

    Editor

  4. Jay Bonafield

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Don Morrow

    Narrator - voice of Captain Crane (voice)

  2. Robert Alexander

    Himself

  3. Richard Crane

    Himself

  4. H.G. Ross

    Himself

  5. Nathan Twining

    Himself

  6. Stanley Wray

    Himself

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 6 , Crews : 6

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Polar Outpost (1957) 15 Min

ALL 01/01/1957 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 01/01/1957
  • Production
    RKO Pathé Pictures
  • Original title Polar Outpost
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

This RKO-Pathe short film produced with the assistance of the United States Air Force is about the construction of the DEW Line, the Distant Early Warming System, a string of radar stations built across Alaska and the Canadian north as part of NORAD, the North American Air Defense Command. These are isolated outposts, many of which are only accessible by air. Buildings, roads and landing strips had to be built from scratch. There's a visit to Barrow Village, Alaska the most northern point of US territory.

  1. Director

  2. Story

  3. Jack Davis

    Editor

  4. Jay Bonafield

    Producer