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Alaskan hurjapäät

Original title: North to Alaska
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  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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John Wayne, Capucine, Stewart Granger, Fabian, and Ernie Kovacs in Alaskan hurjapäät (1960)
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During the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the... Read allDuring the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall.During the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall.

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  • Director
    • Henry Hathaway
  • Writers
    • John Lee Mahin(screenplay)
    • Martin Rackin(screenplay)
    • Claude Binyon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Stewart Granger
    • Ernie Kovacs
  • Director
    • Henry Hathaway
  • Writers
    • John Lee Mahin(screenplay)
    • Martin Rackin(screenplay)
    • Claude Binyon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Stewart Granger
    • Ernie Kovacs
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 63User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Trailer 2:59
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    John Wayne, Capucine, Stewart Granger, Fabian, and Ernie Kovacs in Alaskan hurjapäät (1960)
    John Wayne, Capucine, Stewart Granger, Fabian, and Ernie Kovacs in Alaskan hurjapäät (1960)
    John Wayne, Capucine, Stewart Granger, Fabian, and Ernie Kovacs in Alaskan hurjapäät (1960)
    John Wayne, Capucine, Stewart Granger, Fabian, and Ernie Kovacs in Alaskan hurjapäät (1960)
    John Wayne, Capucine, Stewart Granger, Fabian, and Ernie Kovacs in Alaskan hurjapäät (1960)
    John Wayne, Capucine, Stewart Granger, Fabian, and Ernie Kovacs in Alaskan hurjapäät (1960)
    John Wayne in Alaskan hurjapäät (1960)
    John Wayne, Capucine, Stewart Granger, and Fabian in Alaskan hurjapäät (1960)
    John Wayne in Alaskan hurjapäät (1960)
    John Wayne and Stanley Adams in Alaskan hurjapäät (1960)
    John Wayne, Stephen Courtleigh, and Douglas Dick in Alaskan hurjapäät (1960)
    John Wayne and Ray Weaver in Alaskan hurjapäät (1960)

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    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • Sam McCord
    Stewart Granger
    Stewart Granger
    • George Pratt
    Ernie Kovacs
    Ernie Kovacs
    • Frankie Cannon
    Fabian
    Fabian
    • Billy Pratt
    Capucine
    Capucine
    • Angel
    Mickey Shaughnessy
    Mickey Shaughnessy
    • Peter Boggs
    Karl Swenson
    Karl Swenson
    • Lars Nordquist
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Land Commissioner
    Kathleen Freeman
    Kathleen Freeman
    • Lena Nordquist
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Logger Judge
    Stanley Adams
    Stanley Adams
    • Breezy
    Victor Adamson
    Victor Adamson
    • Man at Picnic
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Worker Unloading Boat
    • (uncredited)
    Alice Allyn
    • Dance Hall Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Ames
    • Dealer at Palace Saloon
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Arnie
    • Miner
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Bagley
    • Miner
    • (uncredited)
    Mark Bailey
    Mark Bailey
    • Norseman Logger
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Henry Hathaway
    • Writers
      • John Lee Mahin(screenplay)
      • Martin Rackin(screenplay)
      • Claude Binyon(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Years after the production was first shown in public, the producers of the film admitted that, in the scene where Capucine is trying to laugh, she was actually tickled on her feet and that her laughs and pleas for mercy were entirely genuine.
    • Goofs
      When Billy Pratt and Angel are having dinner, Billy opens a bottle of champagne that sprays out and douses one of the candles on the table. In the very next shot, Billy has his hand over the mouth of the bottle to stop the spray and the candle is lit. The candle is then out again, then lit again, then out a third time in following shots.
    • Quotes

      Sam McCord: Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: NOME, 1900
    • Connections
      Featured in The John Wayne Anthology (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      If You Knew
      Fabian sings
      Music: Russell Faith
      Lyrics: Robert P. Marcucci Peter De Angelis (as Peter DeAngelis)
      [Billy sings the song to Michelle while he plays the squeezebox]

    User reviews63

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    Featured review
    My favorite movie of all time!
    This movie is too funny! And too heartwarming! I can watch this movie over and over and still laugh! And it is not slapstick! Just good ole wholesome American comedy! My favorite! Three men, (well, two men and a teen) and a French woman! What a combo!! John Wayne is his usual macho self. That is always fun to watch. And Stewart Granger is soooo good here! I have seen him in many things, but I think he out-did himself here! He's too funny! And poor Fabian. He breaks my heart with his love-sick adoration of Michelle! If you haven't seen this, you must rent it. You will be glad you did. And you WILL end up watching it again. It's that type of movie.
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    • May 5, 2002

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 27, 1961 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • North to Alaska
    • Filming locations
      • Hot Creek, Inyo National Forest, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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