Alone on the Ice
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary relating the exploration of Richard E. Byrd in the polar regions of the Earth. He was an aviation pioneer, the first credited to fly an airplane over the North Pole in 1926, then first over the South Pole in the following year. In 1934 he became the first to experience winter in the inte
Cast & Crew
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Nancy Porter
Director
David Mccullough
Donald Sutherland
Narrator
Michael Bacon
Music
Michael Bacon
Theme Music
Maureen Barden
Post-Production
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (02/08/99), The
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary relating the exploration of Richard E. Byrd in the polar regions of the Earth. He was an aviation pioneer, the first credited to fly an airplane over the North Pole in 1926, then first over the South Pole in the following year. In 1934 he became the first to experience winter in the interior of Antarctica. An explorer, aviation pioneer and scientist, Byrd was also an egoist, a risk-taker and, his critics claim, a fraud who took credit for the accomplishments of others.
Director
Nancy Porter
Director
Crew
Michael Bacon
Music
Michael Bacon
Theme Music
Maureen Barden
Post-Production
Alan Barker
Sound
Michael Boyd
Sound
Christine Burrill
Cinematographer
Frank Capria
Post-Production
Tom Doran
Field Producer
Margaret Drain
Executive Producer
James E Dunford
Other
Chuck Eldridge
Field Producer
Boyd Estus
Cinematographer
Peter Frumkin
Researcher
John Garrett
Sound
Raimond Goerler
Advisor
Tamara Goldworthy
Assistant Camera Operator
John Gunnison-wiseman
Props
John Hansman
Advisor
Peter Hoving
Cinematographer
John Jenkins
Audio Mixer
Ed Joyce
Animator
Alison Kennedy
Other
Charles Kuskin
Theme Music
Christine Larson
Unit Manager
Karin Hoving Mainville
Assistant Camera Operator
Greg Mccleary
Sound Designer
Greg Mccleary
Sound Mixer
William B Mccullough
Field Producer
Elaine Mellow
On-Line Editor
Susan Mottau
Line Producer
Jon Neuburger
Editor
Chas Norton
Field Producer
John Osborne
Sound
Roger Phenix
Field Producer
Nancy Porter
Writer
Nancy Porter
Producer
Chris Pullman
Other
Eugene Rodgers
Advisor
Lisle Rose
Advisor
Julie Rosenberg
Associate Producer
Mark Samels
Producer
Mark Steele
On-Line Editor
Geof Thurber
Sound Designer
Geof Thurber
Sound Mixer
Beth Tierney
Coproducer
Joseph Tovares
Editor
Dick Williams
Assistant Camera Operator
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (02/08/99), The
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
