In the Aleutians – Isles of Enchantment (1945)

Original title

In the Aleutians

Directed by

Chuck Jones

Genre

animation

Country

United States

Runtime

3 min

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This cartoon was made for U.S. soldiers stationed in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. It uses a sarcastic voiceover to explain the harsh weather and difficult living conditions they face there.

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What happens

Private Snafu in The Aleutians—Isles of Enchantment (Oh Brother!) is a short cartoon in the Private Snafu series, directed by Chuck Jones. Warner Bros. produced this film for the United States armed forces and issued it to service branches in February 1945, to inform personnel posted in the Aleutian Islands of what was then the Alaska Territory. The film describes the hardships of a posting in the Aleutians, describing the severe climatic conditions in an ironic voiceover commentary. During the Aleutian Islands Campaign in World War II, thousands of U.S. servicemen were stationed in the islands. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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