Remember the Sultana

Name: Remember the Sultana
Director: Mark Marshall
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2018-04-27
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Sean Astin, Mackenzie Astin, Jim Beaver, Bob Bergen, Leah Ann Cevoli

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

6.5(2)20181h 36mEN

Directed by Mark Marshall

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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Budget $500.0K

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