Polar bear alert

United States, 1982

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Churchill, Manitoba is a small Canadian town known as the ‘polar bear capital of the world’. In autumn dozens of bears pass through on their annual migration. Meet the great white bears, the scientists who study them and the town that copes with their visits. Narrated by Jason Robards.

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Credits

production company

National Geographic Society

co-producer

James Lipscomb

James Deckard

director

James Lipscomb

Duration

00:57:16:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015965

Language

English

Audience classification

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Animal behavior

Animals & Wildlife → Animal migration

Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Habitations

Animals & Wildlife → Polar bear

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Manitoba

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology - Canada

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Places → Cities and towns - Canada

Places → Manitoba

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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