Building the Alaska Highway
2005, English. Directed by Tracy Heather Strain.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 48m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Tracy Heather StrainDirector
- Joe MortonNarrator (voice)
- Ruth GruberSelf - Journalist
- Charles HendricksSelf - Military Historian
- Heath TwichellSelf - Historian
- William GriggsSelf - Army Engineer
- Billy ConnorSelf - Civil Engineer
- Hayward OubreSelf - Army Engineer
- John BollinSelf - Army Engineer
- Henry GeyerSelf - Army Engineer
- Fred MimsSelf - Quartermaster Corps
- Alden HackerSelf - Army Engineer
- Bob TrailSelf - Canadian Resident
Details
- Released
- 7 February 2005
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Randall MacLowry
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Building the Alaska Highway runs 48 minutes (0h 48m).
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Building the Alaska Highway isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 February 2005. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Building the Alaska Highway?
If you liked Building the Alaska Highway, try Red Army, No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad, Alone in the Wilderness.
Who directed Building the Alaska Highway?
Building the Alaska Highway (2005) was directed by Tracy Heather Strain and stars Joe Morton, Ruth Gruber, Charles Hendricks.