Johnstown flood
Inecom Entertainment presents an Inecom Entertainment production; producer, Mark Bussler; writers, Mark Bussler, with Joe Naill, Tom Lipinski; director, Mark Bussler
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Edition:
- Widescreen version
- Creation:
- 1992
- Publication:
- Pittsburgh, PA : Inecom Entertainment, [2003]
- Copyright:
- ©2003
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- Summary:
- Rumors and fears that the Coremaugh Lake Reservoir had reached its summit and the South Fork Dam might burst were widespread for many years. By Friday, May 31, 1889, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, it had been raining for a week. Finally at 3:10 pm the center of the dam gave way. Considered the worst flood disaster in the nation's history - 2,209 persons were killed, a countless number of bodies were never found.
- Contributors:
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Closed-captioned.
In English. - Subjects:
- Genres:
- System Details:
- DVD, Region 1 encoding, 2.0 Dolby digital.
- Performers:
- Cast: Patrick Jordan, Aaron Hooks, Jennifer Dixon, Tyler Sposato, Michael Bussler, David M. Neville, John Goebel, Sarah Rose Anania, Michael Kraus.
- Production Credits:
- Narrator, Richard Dreyfuss ; editor, Mark Bussler ; music, Sonic Foundry.
- General Notes:
- Based on the accounts of those who survived.
Special features: full-length commentary track by Richard Burkert, executive director, Johnstown Area Heritage Association; 20-minute mini-documentary and interview with Richard Burkert providing additional information on the history of the Johnstown Flood; "The Johnstown Flood", an 1889 piano illustration by Alberto Rivieri, performed by Patricia Pratis Jennings.
Academy Awards, 1990: Best Documentary, Short Subjects (Charles Gugggenheim). - Audience:
- MPAA rating: Not rated.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (64 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; monochrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- JOH 1992 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 1592180140
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 806213155922
Publisher Number, Inecom Entertainment: 15592 - OCLC Numbers:
- 52548792
