MOVIE
Remember the Sultana
“The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.”
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.
Release / first air2018-04-27
Original languageEN
GenresDocumentary, History
DirectorMark Marshall
WriterBrendan Hedges
Budget$500,000
RevenueNot available
ProductionRiver Rock Entertainment LLC, Purple Ace Productions
Cast & Crew
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Sean AstinNarrator
Mackenzie AstinCaptain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson (voice)
Jim BeaverJoseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
Bob BergenCaptain Louis Rosché / Pleasant Marion Keeble (voice)
Leah Ann CevoliEliza Frances 'Fanny' Andrews (voice)
Jim CummingsSergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies (voice)
Matthew Jayson CwernLieutenant John Clark Ely / Private William Wendt (voice) (as Matt Jayson)Keywords
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