| Edition |
Widescreen version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (64 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the accounts of those who survived. |
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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. |
| Credits |
Narrator, Richard Dreyfuss ; editor, Mark Bussler ; music, Sonic Foundry. |
| Cast |
Patrick Jordan, Charles King, Jennifer Lee Drake, Aaron Hooks, Jennifer Dixon, Tyler Sposato, Michael Bussler, David M. Neville, John Goebel, Sarah Rose Anania, Michael Kraus. |
| 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 3:10pm 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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1 encoding, 2.0 Dolby digital. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown.
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Dams -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown.
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Flood dams and reservoirs -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown.
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Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Bussler, Mark.
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Naill, Joe.
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Lipinski, Tom.
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Jordan, Patrick.
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Hooks, Aaron.
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Dixon, Jennifer.
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Sposato, Tyler.
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Bussler, Michael L.
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Neville, David M.
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Goebel, John.
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Anania, Sarah Rose.
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Kraus, Michael, 1957-
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Dreyfuss, Richard.
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Sonic Foundry (Firm)
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Inecom Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1592180140 |
| Standard No. |
806213155922 |
| Music No. |
15592 Inecom Entertainment |
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