Johnstown Flood

Johnstown Flood (2003)

  • 73% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 37% of users liked it
    (306 ratings)

Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss and directed by Mark Bussler, Johnstown Flood, tells the story of the massive flood that destroyed the town of Johnstown, PA, on May 31, 1889. Using old photos, etchings, recreated footage, and dramatic readings of first-hand accounts, this black-and-white film explores… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.
Directed By
Mark Bussler
Genres
Documentary, Special Interest
In Theaters
Jan 1, 2003 Wide
On DVD
Aug 26, 2003
Inecom Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com

    Mark Bussler's Johnstown Flood is an excellent documentary about one of the worst tragedies to occur in America during the 1800s.

  • David Keyes, Cinemaphile.org

    Bussler understands the purpose of telling this story in documentary form, but it's the facts themselves that should be driving the storytelling, not the other way around.

  • Dan Lybarger, Kansas City Star

    Johnstown Flood has its weaknesses (the firsthand accounts weren't written to be recited like dialogue), but it still does a fine job of explaining why the impact of May 31, 1889 remains with us.

  • Karina Montgomery, Cinerina

    Story is king - if the budgetary limits are a little too obvious, we must smile and forgive, because the writing & research is excellent.

  • Gil Jawetz, DVDTalk.com

    Bussler takes a very focused approach to the subject matter: The film is about the Johnstown flood and nothing else.

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