Directed by Ben Strout Producer(s) Ben Strout Initial release 2 February 2006 Narrated by Phil Riesen Distributor WFYI | Original language(s) English Running time 78 minutes First episode date 2 February 2006 Language English | |
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Original release February 2, 2006 (2006-02-02) Similar Fire on the Mountain (1996 film), First Victory Loan: Return Journey, A Letter from Bataan | ||
Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia is a documentary film, produced, written and directed by Ben Strout.
The documentary shows how the Finnish–Russian Winter War of 1939 influenced World War II and how Finland mobilized against the world’s largest military power.
It was selected as the best documentary at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival in 2006. Ben Strout received an Emmy as Director of Fire and Ice from the Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2007. In 2005 Strout was recognized by The New York Times as a Critics Pick Director for "Fire and Ice", as well, editor Kurt Poole received the New York Times recognition as Critics Pick Editor.
Release
Fire and Ice was shown on PBS stations around the U.S. circa February 2006. It has also been released on DVD.