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The Land That Devours Ships
198458 min 15 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Bill Mason
Production: Joseph MacInnisPatrick WatsonMargaret PettigrewMichael A. LevineAndy Thomson
For almost a century and a half, Her Majesty's Ship Breadalbane lay wrecked and forgotten under the Arctic ice. In the spring of 1983, noted undersea explorer Dr. Joseph MacInnis led a team of twenty men on one of the most difficult, dangerous and unforgettable undersea adventures of the century--to put a diver on board the sunken vessel and recover some artifacts. This film, introduced by H.R.H. Prince Charles, provides a stunning visual account of this historic expedition.
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Subject categories
- Transportation > BoatsHistorical Perspectives
- Archaeology > Shipwrecks
Credits
- director
- Bill Mason
- photography
- Bill Mason
- editing
- Bill Mason
- animation
- Bill Mason
- producer
- Joseph MacInnis
- Patrick Watson
- Margaret Pettigrew
- executive producer
- Michael A. Levine
- Andy Thomson
- sound
- Alan Geldart
- sound editing
- Alan Geldart
- re-recording
- Hans Peter Strobl
- Adrian Croll
- narrator
- Patrick Watson
- Bill Mason
- music
- Larry Crosley
Awards
- Special Jury AwardFestival international du film d'histoire de l'art et d'archéologie