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Camp Century: The Hidden City Beneath the Ice

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2020 | 53 min | Documentary, History, TV Movie

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Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious and history buffs.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 53 min.
What might put you off
It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

How in 1959, during the heat of the Cold War, the government of the United States decided to create a secret military base located in the far north of Greenland: Camp Century, almost a real town with roads and houses, a nuclear plant to provide power and silos to house missiles aimed at the Soviet Union.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

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  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Peter Bardehle

  • Tanja DohseSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Kristian Havidtfelt NielsenSelf - Historian
  • Sören GregersenSelf - Former Camp Century Worker
  • Chuck RoseSelf - Former US Air Force
  • Sergei KhrushchevSelf - Engineer
  • Aleqa HammondSelf - Politician
  • Horst MachguthSelf - Glaciologist
  • Nikita KhrushchevSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf - Politician (archive footage)
  • Richard NixonSelf - Politician (archive footage)