Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster
“The Deadliest Eruption in US History”
2020•45m•6.2•Released
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.
Director
Sophie Elwin-Harris
Languages
English
Studio
Off the Fence
Cast
Bill Ratner
Narrator
Donald A. Swanson
Self - USGS Volcanologist
Dixy Lee Ray
Self (archive footage)
George Barker
Self - Deputy Sheriff, Skamania Co.
Harry R. Truman
Self (archive footage)
David A. Johnston
Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Stoffel
Self - Geologist
Catherine Hickson
Self - Volcanologist
Jim Scymanky
Self - Survivor
David Crockett
Self - Retired Photojournalist
Jess Hagerman
Self - Helicopter Pilot
Robert Brown Jr.
Self - Survivor
Darald Stebner
Self - Retired U.S. Army Colonel
Production
Company
Off the Fence
Company
National Geographic
Company
Nulight Studios
Company
Disney Character Voices International
Producer
Sophie Elwin-Harris
Producer
Lin Lin Ginzberg
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