Encounter with Disaster

1979 1h 33m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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Depicts assorted natural and human disasters, including the crash of the Hindenburg (1937), earthquakes in Alaska (1964) and Long Beach (1933), the LeMans auto racing crash at which 82 people were killed (1955), Hurrican Camille (1964), the eruption of the Mt. Etna volcano (1971), a tornado (1974), the collapse of Idaho's Teton Dam (1976), the sinking of the Andrea Doria (1956) and the Texas City explosion which devastated Galveston (1947).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles E. Sellier Jr.
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0140987 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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4 / 4

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Charles E. Sellier Jr. directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3IMDB entry: tt0140987 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
4Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.