''Johnstown Flood'' DVD Honors the Spirit of Survival Despite Devastation.PITTSBURGH -- Wednesday, May 31, 2006 marks the 117th anniversary of one of the worst natural disasters in American History - the Johnstown Flood Johnstown Flood Disastrous flood (1889) in the town of Johnstown, Pa., U.S. Johnstown lies at the confluence of the Conemaugh River and Stony Creek; at the time of the flood it was a leading U.S. steelmaking centre. . Narrated by Academy Award(R) winner Richard Dreyfuss Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. Biography Early life Dreyfuss was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Norman, an attorney and restaurateur, and Geraldine, a peace activist. , Inecom Entertainment Company's "Johnstown Flood" DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. recreates the tragic event through documented and illustrated first-hand accounts from victims while emphasizing the spirit of survival and the bond of community. In honor of the tragic event, a 56-minute version of the documentary is airing nationally on public television and the 84-minute DVD is available at video stores, Internet retailers, educational and institutional distributors and large retail chains such as Borders and select Barnes & Noble stores nationwide. It has been reported that the National Park Service recently acquired the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club The South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club was a club composed of more than fifty extremely wealthy men who operated an exclusive and secretive retreat at a mountain lake near South Fork, Pennsylvania. in Johnstown, Pennsylvania Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, 60 miles east of Pittsburgh and 46 miles (76.6 km) west-south west of Altoona, Pennsylvania. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 census. and hopes to have it open for tours this summer. In 1889, this exclusive club maintained the dam that broke causing the 40-foot wave of water that killed more than 2,200 people. Also making headlines this week is "Johnstown Flood" narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete. , Richard Dreyfuss, whose Hollywood blockbuster film, "Poseidon," debuts May 12, 2006. About Inecom Entertainment Company Inecom Entertainment Company finances and distributes independent films by partnering with innovative producers and working with celebrated talent such as Ronald F. Maxwell, Richard Dreyfuss, Keith Carradine and Gene Wilder. Since 2001, Inecom has released eight feature documentaries and multiple instructional films for U.S. and international distribution including "EXPO - Magic of the White City" narrated by Gene Wilder, "Gettysburg and Stories of Valor valor a rodenticide no longer marketed because of toxicity in horses causing dehydration, abdominal pain, hindlimb weakness, inappetence, fishy smell in urine. Called also N-3-pyridyl methyl N1-p-nitrophenyl urea. " narrated by Keith Carradine, and narrated by Ronald F. Maxwell are "Lincoln and Lee at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom" and "Horses of Gettysburg." Inecom's upcoming productions include "Winters of War," "The Clara Barton Story" and "World War I Minutes." NOTE TO MEDIA: For more information on "Johnstown Flood" or to receive a free press screening copy, press kit or product photographs for any of Inecom Entertainment Company's films, contact Julie Halapchuk at jhalapch@inecom.com or call 1.888.258.5164 or visit www.inecom.com and www.JohnstownFlood.com. |
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