English film

The Johnstown Flood

Name: The Johnstown Flood
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2003-01-01
Duration: 1 h 4 min
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss

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20031h 4mDocumentary, HistoryDir. Mark Bussler

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The story

On a stormy day in May of 1889, the South Fork Dam impounding Conemaugh Lake exploded, unleashing a 40-foot wall of water. The bustling industrial city of Johnstown, PA, in the valley below was reduced to a wasteland, killing more than 2,200. This heavily dramatized documentary reviews the factors that led to the dam's collapse, while dramatic reenactments and survivors' personal testimonies detail the horror.

Cast & crew

Richard Dreyfuss

narrator

Mark Bussler

Director, Producer