Islands of the Frozen Sea
1958
29 min
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This short documentary offers a look at the life forms on the Queen Elizabeth Islands within the Arctic Circle. Even in this frigid zone of icebergs and glaciers a surprising variety of wildlife and vegetation is seen. Writings from the logbooks of early explorers provide vivid descriptions of scenes as arresting to them in their century as to today's explorer.
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Perspective1955 46 filmsThis TV series from the mid-1950s blended documentary and fiction to tell Canadian stories from a Canadian perspective.
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This short documentary offers a look at the life forms on the Queen Elizabeth Islands within the Arctic Circle. Even in this frigid zone of icebergs and glaciers a surprising variety of wildlife and vegetation is seen. Writings from the logbooks of early explorers provide vivid descriptions of scenes as arresting to them in their century as to today's explorer.
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directorDalton MuirHugh O'ConnorStrowan Robertson
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cinematographyDalton MuirHugh O'ConnorStrowan Robertson
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producerHugh O'Connor
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executive producerJacques Bobet
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scriptGilbert Choquette
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editingWilliam Greaves
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musicRobert Fleming
