Report from the Aleutians

original title:
Report from the Aleutians
other titles:
Colors of War: Report from the Aleutians, World War II in Color: Report from the Aleutians
country / year of production:
USA / 1943
original length:
47 min. , black/white
premiere:
18 June 1943, New York Museum of Modern Art
genre:
Documentary
based on:
director:
John Marcellus Huston , Walter Huston , William Wyler
film script:
producer:
cinematographer:
editor:
composer:
Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin
cast (role):
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plot synopsis:
This Documentary focuses on the building of the airfield on the Aleuten isalnd of Adak. It depicts bombers starting on their raids against Japanese-held territory, their landing on the field drenched with water and the raid on the town of Kiska. Huston concentrates on the personal element, stressing the courage under stress of the regular Joes assigned to this bleak part of the world.
keywords:
air force , air raid
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Gary Edgerton. „Revisiting the Recordings of Wars Past: Remembering the Documentary Trilogy of John Huston.“ Journal of Popular Film and Television 15 (1987), 1, 27-41.

Greg Garrett. „John Huston's The Battle of San Pietro“. War, Literature, and the Arts 5 (1993), 1, 1-12.
remarks:
Produced by the U.S. Signal Corps, even nominated for an Academy Award in 1943.
availability:
Video NTSC, DVD