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| Richard Dreyfuss tells the story of America's first devastating National disaster. 2209 people die when a 40-foot wall of water hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania. DVD | |
"Riveting account of the tragedy that claimed nearly 3,000 victims." - Candace Smith, Booklist
"Mark Bussler's outstanding documentary is an excellent choice for public, school, and academic libraries, this is highly recommended."
-L. Stevens, Video Librarian
"All the drama and suspense of a horror movie." - Bret Fetzer, editor, amazon.com
"Highly recommended for school and public libraries." - Stephen Rees, Library Journal
"Johnstown Flood is a riveting and stylish film." - Kevin Laforest, Montreal Film Journal
".a glimpse into history that should be interesting to a wide audience." - Gil Jawetz, dvdtalk.com
"Effective in delivering its message and entertaining in doing so." - Dean Winkelspecht, DVDTown
"A great and emotional documentary." - Guido Henkel, dvdreview.com
".the "historian's commentary" by Richard Burkert of the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, engagingly describes the events depicted in the film. - Josh Ralske, allmovieguide.com
"A worthy introduction to an American tragedy."- Ryan Cracknell, Movie View
"Exquisitely captures the humanity of the disaster."
- Meredith Towbin, review on amazon.com
"A dramatic and well-done reenactment of one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history" - digitallyobsessed.com
"Really opens your eyes to the level of destruction that took place."
"Dreyfuss does a great job as the narrator. - Review on amazon.com
"... compelling, detailed [documentary]." - Tampa Tribune
"One of the best documentaries I've ever seen."
- Review from the winner of TheHistoryNet.com Daily Quiz
"A tragedy that occurred more than a century ago.
- J. Mickey Rowley, Pennsylvania Deputy Secretary for Tourism, Film and Economic Development Marketing
".does a fine job of explaining why the impact of May 31, 1889 remains with us."
- Dan Lybarger, KansasCity.com