Alaska: Spirit of the Wild The Movie in Grand Prairie, TX
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Genre: Documentary
Synopsis:
Filmmaker George Casey shows how animals and people adapt to extremes in weather. Charlton Heston and Liam Neeson narrate.
Release Date: 04/01/1997
Running Time: 40
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Cast:
Narrator: Charlton Heston
Crew:
Director: George Casey,Writer: Mose Richards,Executive Producer: Ernest H. Cockrell,Executive Producer: George R. Farris,Executive Producer: S. Reed Morian,Producer: Paul Novros,Film Editor: Rodney Taylor,Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Peter Harper
Production Companies:
Graphic Films
Distributors:
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Notes:
Production Notes -Notes provided by Houston Museum of Natural Science- Production Filmmakers Alaska: Spirit of the Wild is produced by Graphic Films Corporation for Alaska Partners Ltd. in collaboration with the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Team Bio AWARD WINNING TEAM TOGETHER AGAIN FOR THE LARGE FORMAT FILM ALASKA: SPIRIT OF THE WILD Graphic Films Corporation, producers of the large format production, Alaska: Spirit of the Wild, was established in 1941 by an eminent group of Disney animators. Under the direction of founder Lester Novros, the company endured a long and successful history in the production of documentary, informational and large format motion pictures. Since the founding of Graphic Films Corporation, their directors and producers have been honored with more than 100 major awards, including four Academy Award nominations. Graphic Films Corporation has worked with many of Hollywood's finest directors and were responsible for the complicated special effects for the film, 2001, A Space Odyssey. By maintaining its reputation for innovation and excellence, Graphic Films is able to draw upon the best creative and special effects talent in Hollywood. Director & Co-Producer George Casey, a three time Academy Award® nominee including the first ever large format film nominated for an Oscar, The Eruption of Mount St. Helens. Casey has specialized in the producing, writing and filming of motion pictures in large format. His directorial credits include the films, Genesis, The Great Barrier Reef, Planet Ocean, Probes In Space, Ring of Fire, the critically acclaimed, Africa: The Serengeti and the recently released Amazing Journeys. Producer Paul Novros has participated as editor, composer and/or producer in the production of more than 40 documentary films and theatrical shorts, including four films that received Academy Award® nominations. His production credits include Planet Ocean, Seasons, The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, Great Barrier Reef, Search for the Great Sharks, Ring of Fire, Africa: The Serengeti and the recently released Amazing Journeys. Director of Photography Rodney Taylor has over 15 years experience as director of photography and camera assistant on IMAX® format, documentary and feature films. He also spent six years as a live sports cameraman for ESPN, Turner Sports and ABC. His large format film credits include Mt. Pinatubo, Search for the Great Sharks, Ring of Fire, Africa: The Serengeti and the recently released Amazing Journeys. Editor Tim Huntley brings to Graphic Films an extensive background in documentary and action films. As editor and co-director, he has received both Academy® and Emmy® awards. His list of large format film credits include: Cosmos, Ring of Fire, Taiwan, Search for the Great Sharks and the recently released Amazing Journeys. Mr. Huntley also received an A.C.E. EDDIE® award nomination for his work on the large format film, Africa: The Serengeti. Writer Mose Richards has written more than 40 documentary films and has written or co-authored eleven natural history books. His film work has been accorded such honors as the Peabody Award®, the Writer's Guild® for best documentary script, five national prime-time Emmy® nominations, the ACE Award® and numerous others. Mr. Richards has written or co-written several large format films, among them, Search for the Great Sharks, Whales, Africa: The Serengeti and the recently released Amazing Journeys. Narrator Charlton Heston is a distinguished actor who has starred in more than fifty feature films and theatre productions. Heston won an Academy Award® for Best Actor for his performance in Ben-Hur in 1959, and has earned numerous overseas equivalents of the Oscar. Heston is known for such films as The Ten Commandments, Julius Caesar, The Patriots, Anthony and Cleopatra, A Man for all Seasons, Planet of the Apes, El Cid, and countless stage productions.
