The End of the road

United Kingdom, 1976

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Situated in the remotest part of Northern Alaska is the oil field of Prudo Bay. This film looks at the operations required to run this oil field and the harsh climatic conditions under which the workers carry out their specific tasks.

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Credits

director

John Armstrong

production company

Pelican Films

Duration

00:23:12:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

505345

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Alaska

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Oil fields

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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