Remember the Sultana

Remember the Sultana (2015)

The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2015-04-27
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: River Rock Entertainment LLC
  • Directors: , .
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Summary

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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    • as Narrator
    • as Captain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson (voice)
    • as Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
    • as Captain Louis Rosché / Pleasant Marion Keeble (voice)
    • as Eliza Frances 'Fanny' Andrews (voice)
    • as Sergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies (voice)
    • as Lieutenant John Clark Ely / Private William Wendt (voice) (as Matt Jayson)
    Production Sean Astin Executive Producer
    Editing Dave Edison Editor
    Production Jim Michaels Executive Producer
    Directing Mark Marshall Director
    Directing Mike Marshall Director
    Production Matthew C. Egan Executive Producer
    Production Steven Kalodner Executive Producer
    Camera Jeff Hoopingarner Director of Photography
    Sound David T. McKenna Sound Designer
    Writing Brendan Hedges Writer