United States / Jan 01, 1957
Polar Outpost (1957)
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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.
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Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Polar Outpost |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | RKO Pathé Pictures |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1957 |
| Production | Jay Bonafield |
| Writer | Jerome Brondfield |
| Editing | Jack Davis |
| Visual effects | Bob Abrams |
| Music | Herman Fuchs, Francis Woolley |
| Sound | Herman Fuchs, Francis Woolley |
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