Shipwreck: The Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Shipwreck: The Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald

49 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Sept. 1, 1995

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.

Shipwreck: The Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald

49 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Sept. 1, 1995

Shipwreck: The Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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.
Producers Discovery Channel, Cinenova
Original title Shipwreck: The Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Directors Christopher Rowley
Writers Allen J Abel, Jane Armstrong

Cast

Henry Ramer

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Al Fellowes

as Capt. McSorley (re-enactment footage)

Omer Ales

as Capt. Cooper (re-enactment footage)

William Lange

as First Mate (re-enactment footage)

Reg Gardner

as Engineer (re-enactment footage)