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21/12/1955 Documentary 0h 30m
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Overview

This Academy Award winning short subject documentary follows the United States Coast Guard icebreaker ships Eastwind and Westwind for four months as they work to clear navigational paths for ships traversing the arctic sea.

  1. Winston Hibler

    Director, Writer

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  1. Winston Hibler

    Narrator

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-03-24
Swiftly skirting over the ancient Greek, Viking and English exploration of the Arctic in wooden, sail-powered craft by way of a short animation, narrator Winston Hibler quickly gets us to the 1950s when, of course, it's the US Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force that are leading the way in exploration. To that end, it ought really to be called "Machine Against the Arctic" as it, quite interestingly, now depicts a battle by two icebreaking ships to resupply the northernmost base of human habitation. The ice is thick and the terrain hostile but assisted by two helicopters to help them plot their way...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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