Building the Alaska Highway
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2005
48m
Documentary
Overview
In May of 1942, across the rugged sub-Arctic wilderness of Alaska and Canada, thousands of American soldiers began one of the biggest and most difficult construction projects ever undertaken-building the Alaska Highway. This program tells how young soldiers battled mud, muskeg, and mosquitoes; endured ice, snow, and bitter cold; and cut pathways through primeval forests to push a 1,520-mile road across one of the world's harshest landscapes.
Directed by Tracy Heather Strain
Top cast
Joe Morton
Narrator (voice)R
Ruth Gruber
Self - JournalistC
Charles Hendricks
Self - Military HistorianH
Heath Twichell
Self - HistorianW
William Griggs
Self - Army EngineerB
Billy Connor
Self - Civil EngineerH
Hayward Oubre
Self - Army EngineerJ
John Bollin
Self - Army EngineerH
Henry Geyer
Self - Army EngineerF
Fred Mims
Self - Quartermaster CorpsA
Alden Hacker
Self - Army EngineerB
Bob Trail
Self - Canadian ResidentA
Alice Summer
Self - Canadian ResidentA
Alvin Schexnider
Self - HistorianW
Wallace Lytle
Self - Army EngineerB
Bob Batey
Self - Army EngineerC
Chester Russell
Self - Army EngineerDetails
Status
Released
Release date
February 7, 2005
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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