Arctic Manhunt | |
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Directed by | Ewing Scott |
Written by | Oscar Brodney Joel Malone |
Based on | "Narana of the North" by Ewing Scott |
Produced by | Leonard Goldstein William Grady Jr. (as Billy Grady Jr.) |
Starring | Mikel Conrad Carol Thurston Wally Cassell |
Cinematography | Irving Glassberg Kay Norton |
Edited by | Otto Ludwig |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $215,000 [1] |
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Insurance agents head to the icy wilderness to collect an ex-con in possession of $250,000 in stolen funds.
60% of the film was shot on location in the Arctic over a four-month period. [3]
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