Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Building the Alaska Highway
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- en
Where to watch free (US)
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Cast
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
Alden Hacker
Self - Army Engineer
Bob Trail
Self - Canadian Resident
Alice Summer
Self - Canadian Resident
Alvin Schexnider
Self - Historian
Wallace Lytle
Self - Army Engineer
Bob Batey
Self - Army Engineer
Chester Russell
Self - Army Engineer
Production Companies
American Experience Films