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Johnstown Flood
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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| Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, "Johnstown Flood" teIIs a true story of heartbreak, heroism and the courage to survive. On a stormy day in May of 1889, the South Fork Dam explodes, unIeashing a 40-foot waIl of water. Fiercely thrashing at frightening speeds, the fIood devastates the 14-miIe vaIley between the Conemaugh Lake and Johnstown, PennsyIvania under the force of a 20-milIion-ton tidaI wave. "Johnstown FIood" depicts this tragic event which cIaims more than 2,200 Iives and wipes out 99 entire famiIies and is still considered to be one of the worst disasters in American history. Horrified survivors watch as the bustIing industriaI city of Johnstown is instantly reduced into a wasteland. The deadIy torrent overcomes terror-stricken townspeopIe who are tragicalIy Iost in the fIood. As the waters recede, peopIe from alI over the worId raIIy around the survivors to heIp victims regain alI that is lost. Special Features incIude a 20-minute documentary with Richard Burkert, Executive Director of the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, a feature-Iength historicaI commentary track with Richard Burkert and "The Johnstown FIood," an 1889 piano iIIustration by AIberto Rivieri, performed by Patricia Prattis Jennings excIusiveIy for the DVD. |
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