Men Against the Arctic
Men Against the Arctic | |
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Directed by | Winston Hibler |
Written by | Winston Hibler |
Produced by | Walt Disney Ben Sharpsteen |
Starring | Winston Hibler |
Narrated by | Winston Hibler |
Cinematography | William Fortin Elmo G. Jones |
Edited by | Grant K. Smith |
Music by | Oliver Wallace |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution Co. Inc. |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Men Against the Arctic is a 1955 American short documentary film directed by Winston Hibler. It was part of Disney's People & Places series. It won an Oscar at the 28th Academy Awards in 1956 for Documentary Short Subject.[1][2] It was also entered into the 6th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
Overview
[edit]The short film describes the icebreaker ships of the era, used to break through thick pack ice off the coast of Greenland. The narrator describes the processes through which helicopters perform reconnaissance missions to avoid the icebreakers encountering large icebergs and other obstacles. The difficultly in making large deliveries by ship to base stations, such as Thule, is shown through the film's dramatic filmography of Arctic glaciers and icebergs, highlighting too the remote nature of the work.
Cast
[edit]- Winston Hibler as Narrator (voice)
References
[edit]- ^ "New York Times: Men Against the Arctic". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
- ^ "The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ "6th Berlin International Film Festival: In Competition". berlinale.de. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
External links
[edit]- Men Against the Arctic at IMDb
- Men Against the Arctic at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Men Against the Arctic at Disney A to Z
- 1955 films
- 1955 short films
- 1955 documentary films
- 1950s short documentary films
- American short documentary films
- Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award winners
- Disney documentary films
- Documentary films about the Arctic
- Films produced by Ben Sharpsteen
- Films produced by Walt Disney
- Films scored by Oliver Wallace
- Disney short films
- Films with screenplays by Winston Hibler
- Films directed by Winston Hibler
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
- English-language documentary films
- Short documentary film stubs
- Arctic stubs