Ice Palace
After WW1, Zeb and Thor start a cannery business in Alaska but eventually they drift apart with Zeb becoming unscrupulous and Thor becoming involved in Alaskan politics.
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"... based on the Edna Ferber novel. It's the multi-generational story of two men, Zeb Kennedy (Richard Burton) and Thor Storm (Robert Ryan), who begin as friends and fishermen in Alaska during the years after WWI. When they both fall for the same woman (Carolyn Jones), the two split, with Zeb becoming a bitter but wealthy cannery magnate, while bitter but motivated Thor fights for Alaskan rights and eventually statehood. Their children and grandchildren also grow to adulthood against this backdrop. The novel was a big hit, although critics thought it was bad. Its success is credited with..."
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Filming began in August of 1959, with background footage shot at Mendenhall Glacier, ten days spent at Juneau and Petersberg on Mitkof Island, and three days of filming at Fairbanks. There was so little snow that the unit was forced to recreate many of the blizzard scenes back at the Warner studios in Burbank, which ultimately lent the film a highly artificial, studio-bound look upon which critics pounced.
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After WW1, Zeb and Thor start a cannery business in Alaska but eventually they drift apart with Zeb becoming unscrupulous and Thor becoming involved in Alaskan politics.