Shipwreck: The Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Overview

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.

Directed by Christopher Rowley

Top cast

Henry Ramer

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Al Fellowes

Capt. McSorley (re-enactment footage)

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Omer Ales

Capt. Cooper (re-enactment footage)

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William Lange

First Mate (re-enactment footage)

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Reg Gardner

Engineer (re-enactment footage)

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