'Big Miracle' Holds World Premiere in Washington, D.C.

“Big Miracle,” a film based on the 1988 international rescue of whales trapped under ice near Barrow, held its world premiere Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The event drew figures from the original crisis as well as A-list actors from the film, which was shot in Alaska.

By Abby Hancock and Chris Klint

January 25, 2012