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Alaska: Silence & Solitude(2005)
Status: Released
Date: 2005-09-06
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14 Votes
Time: 0h 57m
Overview:
Alaska Silence & Solitude is the follow up to Alone in the Wilderness, filmed 20 years later. Bob Swerer and Bob Swerer Sr. visit Dick Proenneke at his famous cabin on Twin Lakes where the wildlife is still abundant and the scenery is spectacular.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Bob Swerer Productions
Movie: Alaska: Silence & Solitude
Top 3 Billed Cast
Dick Proenneke
Himself
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