Ordeal in the Arctic
Brief Synopsis
After a military transport carrying 18 people crashes 500 miles from the North Pole, search-and-rescue teams battle to save the survivors. Based on the true story of the October 30, 1991 crash of a Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules cargo plane.
Cast & Crew
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Mark Sobel
Director
Richard Chamberlain
Captain John Couch
Catherine Mary Stewart
Captain Wilma Degroot
Melanie Mayron
Sue Hillier
Scott Hylands
Fred Ritchie
Page Fletcher
Joe Bales
Film Details
Release Date
1993
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Alliance Atlantis Television Productions; Location Caterers
Distribution Company
Trimark Home Video
Location
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
After a military transport carrying 18 people crashes 500 miles from the North Pole, search-and-rescue teams battle to save the survivors. Based on the true story of the October 30, 1991 crash of a Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules cargo plane.
Director
Mark Sobel
Director
Cast
Richard Chamberlain
Captain John Couch
Catherine Mary Stewart
Captain Wilma Degroot
Melanie Mayron
Sue Hillier
Scott Hylands
Fred Ritchie
Page Fletcher
Joe Bales
Christopher Bolton
Michael Moore
Richard Mcmillan
Bob Thompson
Robert Clinton
Paul West
Blair Haynes
Roland "Rollie" Petrie
Stephen Sparks
Tony Cobden
Brian Jensen
David Meace
Steve Adams
Bill Vance
David Camerone
Mario Ellefsen
Mark Gibbon
Seaman "Monty" Montgomery
David Mcnally
Marc Tremblay
Larry Musser
Rick Dumoulin
Cecily A Adams
Judy Trepanier
Nathan Fillion
Tom Jardine
Larry Yachimec
Warrant Office Wo Grimsley
Francis Damberger
Jimmy Brown
Fred Keating
Major Maclain
Tom Butler
Arnie Macauley
Paul Whitney
Marvin Macauley
Dave Nicholls
Don Hansen
Aaron Goettel
1st Tech
Karen Gartner
2nd Tech
Dodd Rougeau
Condly
Garry Chalk
Rescue Pilot 342
Brian Taylor
Boxtop Pilot 21
Roger Shank
Nodwell Driver
Wendell Smith
Major Blair
Daryl Shuttleworth
Ground Commander
Mike Kobayashi
Himself
Crew
Tessa Abdull
Production Executive
Tim Archer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Amin Bhatia
Music
Tom Birikson
Stunts
Doug Blackie
Property Master
John S. Blackie
Art Director
N E Bonikowsky
Other
John Buchan
Casting
Jake Callihoo
Transportation Coordinator
R B Carney
Producer
Bette Chadwick
Casting (Edmonton)
Garrell Clark
Sound Mixer
Ronald I Cohen
Executive Producer
Liza Cole
Office Assistant
Meryl Coulter
Photography
Gary Daprato
Foley Artist
Drew Davidson
Gaffer
Drew Davidson
Gaffer
Jean Desormeaux
Executive In Charge Of Production
Rosemary Diekman
Hair Stylist
Laurie Dobbie
Assistant Property Master
Joe A Dodds
Transportation Captain
Jami Drake
Unit Publicist
Tim Eagle
Technical Advisor
Paul F Edwards
Screenplay
Richard Egan
Assistant Camera Operator
David Keith Fraser
Stunts
John Gajdecki
Special Effects
Grace Gilroy
Production Manager
Kathy Gilroy-sereda
Assistant Director
David R Ginsburg
Executive Producer
Rocco Gismondi
Assistant Director
Tom Glass
Stunts
Jan Goodine
Set Decorator
David Grantham
Assistant Art Director
Russ Gray
Carpenter
David Greene
Music Supervisor
George Griffiths
Other
Tim Hiltz
Production Coordinator
Joanne Jackson
Production Accountant
Ava Karvonen
Craft Service
Ava Karvonen
Other
Gail Kennedy
Makeup Artist
Avery King
On-Set Dresser
Jeff F. King
Producer
Mike Kobayashi
Other
Eric Lambi
Dialogue Editor
Anthony Lancett
Effects Editor (2nd Unit)
Robert Lantos
Executive Producer
Allan Lee
Editor
Robert Mason Lee
Book As Source Material ("Death And Deliverance")
Miklos Lente
Director Of Photography
Miklos Lente
Other
Monica Mackenzie
Office Assistant
Nathaniel Massey
Camera
Brenda Mcdonald
Other
Lorne Meiss
Colorist
Jim O'grady
Construction Coordinator
Murray Ord
Location Manager
Wendy Partridge
Costume Designer
Tom Patricia
Executive In Charge Of Production
Curtis Petersen
Director Of Photography
Curtis Petersen
Other
Glenn Pineau
Camera Operator
Pattie Robertson
Script Supervisor
John D Robinson
Business Affairs
John D Robinson
Legal Services
Dawn Stofer Rupp
Stunts
Greg Schlosser
Stunts
John Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Susan Sheridan
Post-Production Supervisor
Terry Simms
Gaffer
Scott Stofer
Effects Assistant
Wayne Stuart
Production Coordinator
Christopher Tate
Key Grip
Shelley Kwasney Tellier
On-Set Dresser
Michael Vezina
Special Effects Coordinator
Markus Wade
Boom Operator
Colonel Mike Wansink
Special Thanks To
Bill Wilkins
Publicity
Brent Woolsey
Stunts
Mark Wright
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg Zenon
Assistant Director
Film Details
Release Date
1993
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Alliance Atlantis Television Productions; Location Caterers
Distribution Company
Trimark Home Video
Location
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video June 17, 1997
Aired in United States February 15, 1993
Began shooting December 1992.
