Building the Alaska Highway (2005)
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.
Director: Tracy Heather Strain
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Joe Morton as Narrator (voice) |
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Ruth Gruber as Self - Journalist |
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Charles Hendricks as Self - Military Historian |
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Heath Twichell as Self - Historian |
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William Griggs as Self - Army Engineer |
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Billy Connor as Self - Civil Engineer |
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Hayward Oubre as Self - Army Engineer |
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John Bollin as Self - Army Engineer |
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Henry Geyer as Self - Army Engineer |
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Fred Mims as Self - Quartermaster Corps |
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Alden Hacker as Self - Army Engineer |
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Bob Trail as Self - Canadian Resident |
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Alice Summer as Self - Canadian Resident |
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Alvin Schexnider as Self - Historian |
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Wallace Lytle as Self - Army Engineer |
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Bob Batey as Self - Army Engineer |
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Chester Russell as Self - Army Engineer |
| Production | Tracy Heather Strain | Producer |
| Writing | Randall MacLowry | Writer |
| Production | Michael Rossi | Associate Producer |
| Production | Katy Mostoller | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Stephen McCarthy | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Randall MacLowry | Editor |
| Production | Randall MacLowry | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Michael Rossi | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Tracy Heather Strain | Director |
| Sound | John Kusiak | Original Music Composer |