Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- warm
- lazy sunday
- classic western night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as old-fashioned but enjoyable entertainment, with particular praise for its lively cast and Capucine's performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sam's failed matchmaking mission, Angel's arrival, and Billy's advances turn the Alaska mining camp into an escalating comic situation.
George expects Sam to bring his fiancée from Seattle, but Sam returns with Angel instead after discovering the engagement has changed.
Frankie Canon attempts to steal the partners' gold claim, making the prospecting fortune a concrete source of danger and competition.
The CinemaScope and Deluxe Color production presents Alaska's gold-rush setting through expansive western imagery and location-style scenery.
Films like North to Alaska, and why
The Hallelujah Trail
Shared classic western setting, comic male camaraderie, romantic entanglements, and gold-seeking adventure.
McLintock!
Shared lighthearted western comedy, frontier romance, and ensemble farce.
Rio Bravo
Shared John Wayne-led western comedy with romance, bickering relationships, and broad entertainment.
Paint Your Wagon
Shared gold-rush setting, frontier adventure, romantic complications, and comic tone.
Movie Details
- Director
- Henry Hathaway
- Release Date
- 1960-11-07
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (139)
Cast
- John Wayne
- Stewart Granger
- Ernie Kovacs
- Fabian
- Capucine
- Mickey Shaughnessy
- Karl Swenson
- Kathleen Freeman
- John Qualen
- Stanley Adams
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is North to Alaska about?
- A roguish prospector's matchmaking errand becomes a colorful gold-rush farce of shifting loyalties, romantic confusion, and frontier friendship.
- What is North to Alaska like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of North to Alaska as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is North to Alaska violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in North to Alaska as mild.
- What did critics think of North to Alaska?
- Critics broadly regard it as old-fashioned but enjoyable entertainment, with particular praise for its lively cast and Capucine's performance.
- Which films are like North to Alaska?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hallelujah Trail, McLintock!, Rio Bravo, and Paint Your Wagon.
- How long is North to Alaska?
- North to Alaska runs 122 minutes.
- Where can I watch North to Alaska?
- In United States, North to Alaska is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
