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Canal Zone
72%
Movie
2h 54m
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Canal Zone (1977) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Canal Zone (1977) — a movie tagged as Documentary with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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 tr… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~174 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Canal Zone 72% (10 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1977-06-13
- Runtime
- 2h 54m
- TMDB rating
- 7.2
- TMDB ID
- 114423
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What is Canal Zone about?
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 — relate... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Canal Zone?
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How long is the movie Canal Zone?
The official runtime for Canal Zone is approximately 174 minutes.
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