Shipwreck: The Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald (1995)
46 min
Chronicles the history of the legendary Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in a violent storm with the loss of the entire crew in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. In the summer of 1995, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, National Geographic Society, Canadian Navy, and Sony Corporation descended to the site of the wreck, more than 500 feet below the surface of the lake. This documentary takes a look at their expedition.
- Release date
- September 1, 1995
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Christopher Dedrick
Cast
- Tom Farnquist as Self - Curator, Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
- Joseph MacInnis as Self
- Jack Champeau as Self - Brother of Oliver Champeau
- John McCarthy as Self - Son of Jack McCarthy
- Ruth Hudson as Self - Mother of Bruce Hudson
- Bernie Cooper as Self - Captain of the Anderson
- Jim Erickson as Self - Captain of the 'William Clay Ford'
- Jim Hobaugh as Self - U.S. Coast Guard vessel 'Woodrush'
- Jim Wilson as Self - U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Inquiry
Crew
- Doreen Cundy · Archive footage
- Christopher Rowley · Director
- Allen Abel · Writer
- Jane Armstrong · Writer
- Jane Armstrong · Producer
- Christopher Rowley · Producer
- Christopher Dedrick · Composer
- Harry Makin · Cinematographer
- John Whitcher · Editor