Remember the Sultana
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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📋 Film Details
| Year | 2018 |
| Genre | Documentary, History |
| Director | Mark Marshall |
| Runtime | 96 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.5/10 (2 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its narrative like a forensic investigation, relying on archival records, survivor testimonies, and modern simulations. It explores not just the engineering failure but the systemic graft that made it inevitable.
What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of a national memory hole, where greed and negligence conspired to erase a monumental tragedy. The human cost feels both immense and hauntingly specific. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Mark Marshall
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Watch in a focused setting, free from distraction, to follow the meticulous historical detective work.
🎭 Cast
Sean Astin
Narrator
Mackenzie Astin
Captain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson (voice)
Jim Beaver
Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)
Bob Bergen
Captain Louis Rosché / Pleasant Marion Keeble (voice)
Leah Ann Cevoli
Eliza Frances 'Fanny' Andrews (voice)
Jim Cummings
Sergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies (voice)
Matthew Jayson Cwern
Lieutenant John Clark Ely / Private William Wendt (voice) (as Matt Jayson)
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