Dawson City: Frozen Time
- 2016
- 2h
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
2.2K
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The history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for decades until 1978.The history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for decades until 1978.The history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for decades until 1978.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 17 nominations
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
- Self
- (archive footage)
Frank Barrett
- Self
- (archive footage)
Alexander Berkman
- Self
- (archive footage)
Charles Chaplin
- Self as The Lone Prospector
- (archive footage)
Eddie Cicotte
- Self
- (archive footage)
Pat Duncan
- Self
- (archive footage)
Thomas A. Edison
- Self
- (archive footage)
Chick Gandil
- Self
- (archive footage)
Chief Isaac of the Tr'ondek Hwech'in Klondike Han
- Self
- (archive footage)
Larry Kopf
- Self
- (archive footage)
Kenesaw M. Landis
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (as Kenesaw Mountain Landis)
Auguste Lumière
- Self
- (archive footage)
Louis Lumière
- Self
- (archive footage)
Mary Miles Minter
- Self
- (archive footage)
Bill Morrison
- Self
- (archive footage)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaThe film contains rare footage of the 1919 World Series - known for the Black Sox betting scandal.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon (1895)
- SoundtracksFlutter
(uncredited)
Written and Produced by Alex Somers
Performed by Alex Somers,Birgir Jón Birgisson , Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir, Hildur Ársælsdóttir, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Samuli Kosminen and Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir
Mastered by Taylor Deupree
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Fascinating Images, Great History, however...
This is my first review of any film or documentary on IMDB. I just felt I had to say something about this documentary, which I viewed last night (9/9/18) on Turner Classic Movies.
As I say in my title, I was fascinated by the photographs and the recovered film that has been expertly restored by Canadian and American film preservation experts, and we should all be grateful for their skill and determination to accomplish this task.
I'm also grateful for the filmmakers to bring this important story to light. Perhaps it will inspire others to become preservationists, to search for lost films, or just to appreciate the films we have.
HOWEVER.......I must mention two things that caused me to lower my rating of this film.
1) The interminable use of the "Ken Burns effect" (panning and scanning of the still photos). At the thirty minute mark of the film, I had to take a dose of Dramamine to prevent motion sickness. I believe that the filmmakers were attempting to pay tribute to "City of Gold" (1957), an important documentary about the Yukon. A tribute is commendable, but I believe in this case it was taken to distracting, unnecessary lengths.
2) The musical score. I have been watching all types of films for over 45 years, literally thousands, and I can truthfully say that I have never heard a worse film score than this one. This so-called ambient music was totally unsuited for this film. This noise should be called ambien music, because it could make someone want to reach for a bottle of that drug and consume the entire contents.
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Доусон сити: Замерзшее время
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- Gross US & Canada
- $132,369
- Gross worldwide
- $132,369
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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