The read
It runs long at 2h 55m.
Synopsis
CANAL ZONE is about the people who live and work in the Panama Canal Zone and shows both the operation of the Canal and the various governmental agencies — business, military, and civilian — related to the functioning of the Canal and the lives of the Americans in the zone. The film includes sequences of ships in transit, the work of special canal pilots, aspects of the civil government, work of the military, and the social, religious and recreational life of the Zonians.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Frederick WisemanDirector
- Frederick WisemanWriter
Stills
Themes
panama canalobservational cinemawork actionsobservational documentarywork routinedaily routine