Summary
This documentary tells the fate of the World War II heavy cruiser Indianapolis using first-person accounts from the last crew and their families. A devastating torpedo attack killed three-fourths of the crew, and survivors spend five days floating alone in the Pacific, before their miraculous rescue... Full description
Summary: |
This documentary tells the fate of the World War II heavy cruiser Indianapolis using first-person accounts from the last crew and their families. A devastating torpedo attack killed three-fourths of the crew, and survivors spend five days floating alone in the Pacific, before their miraculous rescue. Includes rare WWII footage, previously unpublished photographs, open-ocean reenactments and new footage from one of the last heavy cruisers of the era in existence. |
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Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD; widescreen; 5.1 surround. |
Audience: |
Not rated. |
Production Credits: |
Editing by Sarah Whitelocke & Sara Vladic ; original score by Kevin Capacia. |