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Alaska (1996) [PG]

Release Date:
August 14, 1996

Original Title:
Alaska

Alternate Titles:
Alaska - ein unglaubliches Abenteuer

Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Family

Production Companies:
Castle Rock Entertainment
Columbia Pictures
Fuchs/Burg

Production Countries:
Canada

Ratings / Certifications:
CZ: U  DE: 6  GB: PG  US: PG 

Runtime: 109

A missing father. A desperate search. An unforgettable adventure.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Jake Barnes and his two kids, Sean and Jessie, have moved to Alaska after his wife died. He is a former airline pilot now delivering toilet paper across the mountains. During an emergency delivery in a storm his plane goes down somewhere in the mountains. Annoyed that the authorities aren't doing enough, Jessie and Sean set out on an adventure to find their father with the help of a polar bear which they have saved from a ferocious poacher. Conflict ensues.

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Production

Art Direction:
Rex Raglan

Associate Producer:
John Stronach

Casting:
Barbara Cohen
Mary Gail Artz

Co-Producer:
Gordon Mark

Costume Design:
Monique Prudhomme

Director:
Fraser Clarke Heston

Director of Photography:
Tony Westman

Editor:
Rob Kobrin

First Assistant Director:
Anthony Brand

Hairstylist:
Pauline L. Tremblay

Makeup Artist:
Stan Edmonds

Music Editor:
Andrew R. Powell
Dean Beville

Original Music Composer:
Reg Powell

Producer:
Andy Burg
Carol Fuchs

Production Design:
Douglas Higgins

Production Manager:
Stewart Bethune

Property Master:
James H. Chow

Script Supervisor:
Beverly Winston

Set Decoration:
Tedd Kuchera

Sound Mixer:
Eric Batut

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Tom E. Dahl
Andy D'Addario
Rick Ash

Special Effects Coordinator:
Dean Lockwood

Still Photographer:
Douglas Curran

Stunt Coordinator:
Betty Thomas Quee

Stunt Double:
Marny Eng

Stunts:
Pamela Cook
Becky Bates

Visual Effects:
Janek Sirrs

Writer:
Scott Myers
Andy Burg

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