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Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster

Name: Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-06-10

directed by Sophie Elwin-Harris

“The Deadliest Eruption in US History”

202045mDocumentary

Off the Fence & National Geographic present

Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster

directed by Sophie Elwin-Harris

“The Deadliest Eruption in US History”

202045mDocumentary

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§ Synopsis

Documentary

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens was the deadliest in U.S. history. Survivor testimonies and rare images reveal the cataclysms it unleashed.

§ Keywords

what it's about

volcano nature volcanic eruption nature documentary mount st helens

§ Crew

behind the camera

Director

Sophie Elwin-Harris

Cinematography

Will Fewkes

Music

Alex Stoloff

§ Cast

8 of 13

as Self - USGS Volcanologist

Dixy Lee Ray

as Self (archive footage)

G

George Barker

as Self - Deputy Sheriff, Skamania Co.

Harry R. Truman

as Self (archive footage)

David A. Johnston

as Self (archive footage)

as Self - Volcanologist

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