Building the Alaska Highway

Building the Alaska Highway (2005)

Released: 2005-02-07 Duration: 48min
Genres: Documentary
Rating 0.0

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.

Production Companies

American Experience Films
American Experience Films

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.815

Directed By

Tracy Heather Strain

Crew

Associate Producer
Michael Rossi
Associate Producer
Katy Mostoller
Director of Photography
Stephen McCarthy
Co-Producer
Randall MacLowry
Assistant Editor
Michael Rossi
Original Music Composer
John Kusiak

TOP CAST

Joe Morton
Joe Morton

Narrator (voice)

Ruth Gruber
Ruth Gruber

Self - Journalist

Charles Hendricks
Charles Hendricks

Self - Military Historian

Heath Twichell
Heath Twichell

Self - Historian

William Griggs
William Griggs

Self - Army Engineer

Billy Connor
Billy Connor

Self - Civil Engineer

Hayward Oubre
Hayward Oubre

Self - Army Engineer

John Bollin
John Bollin

Self - Army Engineer

Henry Geyer
Henry Geyer

Self - Army Engineer

Fred Mims
Fred Mims

Self - Quartermaster Corps

Alden Hacker
Alden Hacker

Self - Army Engineer

Bob Trail
Bob Trail

Self - Canadian Resident

Alice Summer
Alice Summer

Self - Canadian Resident

Alvin Schexnider
Alvin Schexnider

Self - Historian

Wallace Lytle
Wallace Lytle

Self - Army Engineer

Bob Batey
Bob Batey

Self - Army Engineer

Chester Russell
Chester Russell

Self - Army Engineer

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