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Remember the Sultana

The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.
Apr 27, 2018 · 1h 36m
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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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CAST

Sean Astin
Narrator
Mackenzie Astin
Captain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson (voice)
Jim Beaver
Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
Bob Bergen
Captain Louis Rosché / Pleasant Marion Keeble (voice)
Leah Ann Cevoli
Eliza Frances 'Fanny' Andrews (voice)
Jim Cummings
Sergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies (voice)
Matthew Jayson Cwern
Lieutenant John Clark Ely / Private William Wendt (voice) (as Matt Jayson)
Directed by Mark Marshall

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$500,000
Revenue
—
Production
River Rock Entertainment LLC, Purple Ace Productions
Country
US

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