CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 0h 48m

Building the Alaska Highway

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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 byTracy Heather Strain

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 48m
Language
EN
Released
February 7, 2005
Studios
American Experience Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Narrator (voice)

Ruth Gruber

Self - Journalist

Charles Hendricks

Self - Military Historian

Heath Twichell

Self - Historian

William Griggs

Self - Army Engineer

Billy Connor

Self - Civil Engineer

Hayward Oubre

Self - Army Engineer

John Bollin

Self - Army Engineer

Henry Geyer

Self - Army Engineer

Fred Mims

Self - Quartermaster Corps

Creative team
Directed by
Tracy Heather Strain
Written by
Randall MacLowry
Produced by
Tracy Heather Strain

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