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Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the true story that follows Alaskan State Trooper Jack Halcombe, as he sets out to end the murderous rampage of Robert Hansen, a serial killer who has gone unnoticed for thirteen years. Risking his life, Halcombe goes on a personal manhunt to find the killer before the next body surfaces. When a seventeen year old escapee reveals key information about the case, Halcombe is finally on the trail of the killer. But will he catch him in time...
Series
Publisher
Good Times
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A journey through our largest and least populous state, Alaska. Home of more than 60% of America's national parkland - some 54 million acres. Here the wilderness and wildlife are unspoiled by modern man, from Glacier Bay's massive fjords, and Mount McKinley's snow-capped summit, to brown bears feasting on salmon. The past is now preserved at historic Klondike Gold Rush, and Eskimo people still hunt and fish the rugged, beautiful land. Ranging from...
3) Over Alaska
Language
English
Description
Take off on a breathtaking journey. Takes you from bustling cities to ghost towns, and gives you an insider's look at the state's history, heritage and culture. Soar above the vast landscapes of the 49th state, go face-to-face with Mount McKinley and fly over the craggy crevasses of electric blue glaciers.
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Climbers/filmmakers Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson retrace the steps of a pioneering mountaineer, cartographer, and aerial photographer Bradford Washburn (1910-2007), who put up many of the first ascents in Alaska. Taking inspiration from Washburn's iconic aerial photographs of Denali National Park, Ozturk and Wilkinson attempt the unprecedented traverse of the Moose's Tooth massif.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Since the 1960s, Nome, Alaska, has seen a disproportionate number of its population being reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler begins videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.
Publisher
Bennett-Watt HD Productions
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Features footage of Alaska's Katmai National Park & Preserve, Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, sockeye salmon in teh Brooks River ecosystem, and fly-fishing for all 5 species of salmon, rainbow trout, char and grayling in the Alagnak Wild River.
10) Snow buddies
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The talking puppies are back, and this time they venture to the frosty arctic and team up with new friends in an exciting dogsled race across Alaska. When the going gets tough, the daring dogs have to band together with their new friends, Talon and Shasta, and muster up the courage to face the fur-raising challenges ahead. But will the puppies have what it takes to win the race and find their way back home?
Publisher
Topics Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Braving Alaska. Ventures to the Alaskan bush where four families are carving out lives for themselves in the tradition of the state's early settlers. Focuses on the daily challenges of surviving in an untamed wilderness.
Bear island. Researcher LaVern Beier attempts to deploy National Geographic's Crittercam, presenting the opportunity to walk vicariously with brown bears in their Alaskan habitat.
Alaska's last oil. Explores the push to drill for...
12) The grey
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
After their plane crashes in Alaska, seven oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step.
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A documentary film about two 85-year-old veterans who fought 3,000 Japanese in a secret Alaskan invasion during World War II. Now, 60 years later, these two forgotten hearoes embark on a intense and emotional journey back to the remote Aleutian island of Attu, where they relive the brutal 19 day battle that the American government kept secret.
14) Alaskan nets
Publisher
Good Deed Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Metlakatla is Alaska's last Native Indian reserve. For hundreds of years two distinct traditions have defined their community, fishing and basketball. Watch as two cousins lead their local High School team toward a shot at their first state championship in over 30 years. In the aftermath of an unimaginable tragedy, a basketball title has the ability to breathe new life back into this small town.
16) The spoilers
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Two adventurers in the Yukon quarrel over land rights and the town's sexiest saloon girl. Cherry Mallotte must choose between the honest captain and the charming-but-no-good kingpin.
17) Wildlike
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this thrilling coming-of-age adventure, a troubled teen must face the dangers of the Alaskan wild, as well as her own past, in order to find her way home. Sent to stay with her uncle in Alaska while her mother is in treatment, fourteen-year-old Mackenzie is forced to flee as her uncle's attention turns threatening.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Storm and sorrow: "The true story of one woman's (Lori Singer) journey from inexperienced climber to respected team member on the mountaintops of Russia. Co-starring Marcia Cross." -- Container.
Legend of the Ruby Silver: "A mother and son are hired to lend a hand at a mining site. But when the mine doesn't produce as they expected, its dangers become more and more real." -- Container.
Escape from Alaska: "A faulty pipeline threatens to bury the...
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Documents 96 teams attempting to traverse more than a thousand miles in Alaska with nothing but 16 dogs and a sled. Between Anchorage and Nome, man and man's best friend must work together, care for each other, and play a disciplined game of strategy if they hope to be first to cross the finish line. For some, survival is worth much more than actually winning. Bonus feature: a team of top scientists and wildlife filmmakers explore Alaska's remote...
Publisher
MagicPlay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Disc 1: Few places on earth impose greater survival challenges and the conflict between climate and life than Alaska. Despite harsh conditions, life in Alaska always finds a way to endure. Voyage into the last great frontier where nature enchants the eye with magnificient spectacles. Witness the spirit of the wild in the thundering stampede of the caribou, the beauty of the polar bear, the stealthful, deadly hunt of the wolf pack and the majesty and...