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Report from the Aleutians

Release Date:July 30, 1943

Running Time:47 min

Genres:History, Documentary, War

Director

John Huston

Cast

John Huston Walter Huston Milton Ashkin Lyle A. Bean

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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.

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