Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

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Alaska: Spirit of the Wild

Directed by	George Casey
Written by	Mose Richards
Narrated by	Charlton Heston
Cinematography	Rodney Taylor
Distributed by	IMAX Corporation
Release date(s)	1997
Running time	40 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
IMDb profile

Alaska: Spirit of the Wild is an Academy Award-nominated 70mm IMAX documentary film featuring the landscape and wildlife of Alaska. It was narrated by Charlton Heston and released to IMAX theaters in 1997. The film sets out to capture the beauty of the landscape and wildlife of Alaska. Alaskan wildlife featured in the film include moose, bears, seals, wolves, caribou, and whales, while narrator Heston provides informative background.

It was well received by critics ^[1] and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 1998. The film was produced by the same IMAX filmmaking team that created Africa: The Serengeti. Similar shots of vast landscapes, which are particularly well suited for IMAX's large screen theaters, and entertaining wildlife footage is featured. Aerial photography and underwater photography techniques are utilized throughout the production.