Overview - Report from the Aleutians

Date of release

Genres

  • Documentary
  • War
  • History

Runtime: 47 minutes

Homepage: Report from the Aleutians

Budget

Budget data not disclosed

Revenue

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Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: U.S. Army Signal Corps

    Production country United States of America

Overview

A documentary propaganda film produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps about the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II. The film opens with a map showing the strategic importance of the island, and the thrust of the 1942 Japanese offensive into Midway and Dutch Harbor. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Cast

  • Name: John Huston

    Character: Narrator (voice)

    Popularity: 1.8567

    the profile picture of John Huston

  • Name: Walter Huston

    Character: Voices of officers (voice)

    Popularity: 2.038

    the profile picture of Walter Huston

  • Name: Milton Ashkin

    Character: Himself - USAAF Fighter Pilot (as Maj. Milton Ashkin)

    Popularity: 0.1258

  • Name: Lyle A. Bean

    Character: Himself - USAAF Fighter Pilot (as Lt. Lyle A. Bean)

    Popularity: 0.2077