Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

Sep 3, 1998

0h 40m

★ 6.9

Overview

Alaska... Here, in this vast and spectacularly beautiful land teeming with abundant wildlife, discover the "Spirit of the Wild." Experience it in the explosive calving of glaciers, the celestial fires of the Aurora Borealis. Witness it in the thundering stampede of caribou, the beauty of the polar bear and the stealthful, deadly hunt of the wolf pack.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Alaska Film Partners Ltd.

Graphic Films

Alaska: Spirit of the Wild Trailers

Cast

Narrator (voice)

Charlton Heston

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Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

Overview

Genres

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