Remember the Sultana
The Sultana was a river boat that exploded in 1865 killing many passengers, mostly Union Soldiers.
2018 | 96m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Mark Marshall, Mike Marshall |
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| Writer: | Mark Marshall, Brendan Hedges |
| Staring: |
| Over 2000 Union soldiers, passengers and crew were crammed aboard the steamboat Sultana, licensed to carry 376. Graft, greed, overcrowding, a poorly maintained boat, and the Mississippi River was swollen with spring snowmelt conspired together to create a disaster. On April 27, 1865, the boat’s boilers exploded, causing the worst maritime disaster in US history. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 27, 2018 |
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| Director: | Mark Marshall, Mike Marshall |
| Writer: | Mark Marshall, Brendan Hedges |
| Genres: | Documentary, History |
| Keywords | civil war, mississippi river, steamboat, riverboat |
| Production Companies | River Rock Entertainment LLC, Purple Ace Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sean Astin | Narrator |
| Mackenzie Astin | Captain J. Walter Elliott / Private George Clarkson (voice) |
| Jim Beaver | Joseph Taylor Elliott / First Engineering Officer Nathaniel Wintringer (voice) |
| Bob Bergen | Captain Louis Rosché / Pleasant Marion Keeble (voice) |
| Leah Ann Cevoli | Eliza Frances 'Fanny' Andrews (voice) |
| Jim Cummings | Sergeant Alexander C. Brown / Sergeant William Fies (voice) |
| Matthew Jayson Cwern | Lieutenant John Clark Ely / Private William Wendt (voice) (as Matt Jayson) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mark Marshall | Director, Writer |
| Mike Marshall | Director |
| Jeff Hoopingarner | Director of Photography |
| David T. McKenna | Sound Designer |
| Brendan Hedges | Writer |
| Dave Edison | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sean Astin | Executive Producer |
| Jim Michaels | Executive Producer |
| Matthew C. Egan | Executive Producer |
| Steven Kalodner | Executive Producer |
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