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Polar Outpost (1957)

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5.0/10

Plot

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.

Genres

Documentary

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titlePolar Outpost
Original languageEnglish (EN)
Spoken languagesEnglish
Production countriesUnited States of America
StatusReleased
Production companiesRKO Pathé Pictures
Release date1 gennaio 1957
ProductionJay Bonafield
WriterJerome Brondfield
EditingJack Davis
Visual effectsBob Abrams
MusicHerman Fuchs, Francis Woolley
SoundHerman Fuchs, Francis Woolley

Release dates

Theatrical release

United States / Jan 01, 1957

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