
About the film

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Remember the Sultana
Release Date: April 27, 2015
Year | : | 2015 |
Slogan | : | «The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.» |
Genres | : | Documentary |
Production Companies | : | River Rock Entertainment LLC, Purple Ace Productions |
Director | : | Mark Marshall, Mike Marshall |
Producers | : | Sean Astin, Jim Michaels, Matthew C. Egan, Steven Kalodner |
Writers | : | Brendan Hedges |
RunTime | : | 96 mins. |
Budget | : | 500000 |
Over 2000 Union soldiers, passengers and crew were crammed aboard the steamboat Sultana, licensed to carry 376. Graft, greed, overcrowding, a poorly maintained boat, and the Mississippi River was swollen with spring snowmelt conspired together to create a disaster. On April 27, 1865, the boat’s boilers exploded, causing the worst maritime disaster in US history.
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