Report from the Aleutians

5.8

Genre: Documentary War History
Run time: 47 min
Premiere: 1943. July 30.

Director: John Huston
Writer: John Huston
Starring: John Huston Walter Huston Milton Ashkin Lyle A. Bean

A documentary propaganda film produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps about the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II. The film opens with a map showing the strategic importance of the island, and the thrust of the 1942 Japanese offensive into Midway and Dutch Harbor. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.