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Wave That Shook the World / [videorecording] / a Pioneer Productions film for NOVA/WGBH and Channel 4 ; written and produced by Martin Williams ; directed by Lara Acaster, Alex Williams ; produced for NOVA by Joseph McMaster.

Acaster, Lara. (director). McMaster, Joseph. (producer). Williams, Alex. (director). Williams, Martin, 1974- (screenwriter, producer). Channel Four (Great Britain) (Added Author). Pioneer Productions. (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Added Author). WGBH Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

On 12/26/04 a series of tidal waves killed thousands and devastated communities around the Indian Ocean. With around 100 tsunamis striking the world's coastlines each decade, Nova investigates what made the recent event so powerful and catastrophic.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1593753616
  • ISBN: 9781593753610
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Boston] : WGBH, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Special features: DVD-ROM access to PDF teaching materials, and NOVA website.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Narrator, Gene Galusha ; editors, Michael Dixon, Helen Lindley, Nathan Hendrie ; camera, Brian Hall ... [et al.] ; music, James Bird.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, letterboxed presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:
Available closed-captioning and visual description.
Subject:
Emergency management.
Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004.
Tsunamis.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Marion Library DVD 363.34 TSU (Text) 37810434515192 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -
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