Walt Disney`s 1955 People & Places Featurette MEN AGAINST THE ARCTIC

Copyright 1955 by Walt Disney Productions. From 1953 to 1960 Walt Disney did a series of short subjects (featurettes) of travelogues called People and Places. This one won an Academy Award. This video is from a recording off The Disney Channel many years ago. This film is not available on video or DVD; if it ever becomes available I will delete this video.

[@KimberlyEiswald]

I would like to thank the person who posted this film. My grandfather Lt. George Eldo Eiswald was on the Westwind during the making of this film and was a helicopter pilot.

[@KimberlyEiswald]

It was during that time that his helicopter malfunctioned and crashed into the water and he and his passenger were both killed. My father was a very young boy and never got to see this film until tonight. Thank you, my 65 yr old dad got to see his father again after 57 years and was able to see what his last days were all about.

[@tikiduck]

I remember watching this at school in 1965.

[@jwelch5742]

This film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

[@JulieCanellosKadenShowenjoy]

He's awesome!

[@CoryTheRaven]

Very interesting film with some great graphic design at the beginning. Thanks for posting it!

[@JulieCanellosKadenShowenjoy]

My grandfather was on the westwind.

[@squally1223]

this won an oscar!

[@vwpatton]

SEMPER PARATUS!