The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1980 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | George Casey |
| script | George Casey |
| production | George Casey |
| music | Michael Stearns |
| camera | James Neihouse |
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! is an American documentary film in IMAX format from the year 1980th
action
The eruption of the Mount St. Helens volcano on May 18, 1980 is documented with film footage from eyewitnesses. In addition, the landscape at Mount St. Helens and its surroundings before the catastrophic eruption is shown, as is the devastation afterwards.
Awards
In 1981 the film was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Film category.
background
The film was released in 1980 both in IMAX format and as a 35 mm film in cinemas and was thus able to combine current interest with the still new, huge image format. The film's narrator was Robert Foxworth .
Photographs were taken by amateur photographer Gary Rosenquist , among others . In addition to photo and film recordings, animations and trick effects were also used. These were made by Sean MacLeod Phillips and William Powlowski.
Web links
- The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! in the Internet Movie Database (English)