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Remember the Sultana
“The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.”
6.5 / 10• 2018• 1h 36m•NR• English
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Sean Astin
Narrator
Lead
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)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mark Marshall's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Remember the Sultana is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
