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Remember the Sultana
Remember the Sultana

Remember the Sultana

The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.

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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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Budget

$500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

27 April 2015

Country

Cast

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Narrator

Mackenzie Astin

Mackenzie Astin

Captain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson (voice)

Jim Beaver

Jim Beaver

Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice)

Bob Bergen

Bob Bergen

Captain Louis Rosché / Pleasant Marion Keeble (voice)

Leah Ann Cevoli

Leah Ann Cevoli

Eliza Frances 'Fanny' Andrews (voice)

Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings

Sergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies (voice)

Matthew Jayson Cwern

Matthew Jayson Cwern

Lieutenant John Clark Ely / Private William Wendt (voice) (as Matt Jayson)

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