The Johnstown Flood
MovieTitle | The Johnstown Flood |
User score | 6 |
Release date | Jan 1, 2003 |
Genre | Documentary, History |
Director | Mark Bussler |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Inecom Entertainment |
Run time | 64 min. |
On a stormy day in May of 1889, the South Fork Dam impounding Conemaugh Lake exploded, unleashing a 40-foot wall of water. The bustling industrial city of Johnstown, PA, in the valley below was reduced to a wasteland, killing more than 2,200. This heavily dramatized documentary reviews the factors that led to the dam's collapse, while dramatic reenactments and survivors' personal testimonies detail the horror.