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©2003
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1 videodisc (64 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the accounts of those who survived
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
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
Narrator, Richard Dreyfuss ; editor, Mark Bussler ; music, Sonic Foundry
Patrick Jordan, Aaron Hooks, Jennifer Dixon, Tyler Sposato, Michael Bussler, David M. Neville, John Goebel, Sarah Rose Anania, Michael Kraus
MPAA rating: Not rated
DVD, Region 1 encoding, 2.0 Dolby digital
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