Disaster By The Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
by Ken Joy
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Director: Ken JoyDVD: Region Code 1
Format: Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, Letterboxed, NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-18
Studio: PDQ Video
DVD Reviews of Disaster By The Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
DVD Review: A brilliant piece of history that is a must have!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a true history fanatic, so when I saw the description of this documentary on Amazon, I had to have it to add to my collection. I'm so glad that I did that because this is a very moving, in depth look at the devastation of the earthquake and fire of San Francisco in 1906. Ken Joy does a wonderful job of giving the viewer a full background of that time and place before the earthquake happened, when it happened and how the city was able to work through it. This is a wonderful film that I would encourage learning institutions to pick up, in order to help students understand this event.DVD Review: THE BEST documentary about the SF Quake and Fire***
Summary: 5 Stars
The first time I watched this, I was astounded at how deeply moved I was for the people and the city of San Francisco. This documentary cuts right to the heart of where the people lived, and what it was like to have your world wiped out in a matter of minutes. The camera work, editing, writing and music are superb. Thankfully director Ken Joy had the good taste to bypass the melodramatics of the politic hijinx in the city, and instead create a film that captures the pathos of the plight of a city where two-thirds of it's citizens are suddenly homeless and destitute. This is a MUST-SEE, and MUST-OWN title if you're interested in the best documentation of this horrible calamity. I'm a collector of all things "SF quake" and this is one of my favorite items in this collection. I've watched it six or seven times now.DVD Review: I wish I could give five stars
Summary: 4 Stars
First I want to start by saying I'm a third generation San Francisican. My family lived through the Earthquake.
I have seen most of the DVDs and videos on the subject and this is by far the best. Both the film making/editing and the opportunity to see photos and film seen nowhere else make this disk a must for any interested in the subject. (Please take seriously the warning regarding the intensity of this film and view it yourself before sharing with your children.)
The only reason I'm giving it four stars (and I'd give four and a half if I could) is because of the misinformation on the packaging. The disk is identified as running 75 minutes and it runs just under 65. It is also labeled as 5.1 sound but it is only dolby digital. (By the way crank up your base as the earthquake can get your room vibrating.
So in spite of the four star rating, if you are only buy one disk on the 06 Earthquake this is the one to buy.
DVD Review: A stunning and heartbreaking look at the REAL story of the earthquake
Summary: 5 Stars
I was moved to tears by this story of tragedy and triumph surrounding the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This documentary goes to the heart of the story and tells you what life was like for the PEOPLE who lived before, during, and after the quake. This story is told with great heart and love through wonderful narration by Cochran Keating, and incredible writing and direction by Ken Joy. Amazingly, the plight of the Chinese, who were displaced by the destruction of Chinatown, is uncovered here to show how cruelly they were treated during the entire ordeal. The photos and the footage of the city, before and after, are simply astounding. I'm a junior high school teacher, and I'm going to make sure this title is in our library and will recommend it to our school district as a must-have title that chronicles the true story of the San Francisco quake and what it was like to survive it. Kudos to writer/director Ken Joy for an incredible contribution to the documentation of American History. I can't wait to see what he does next.DVD Review: This is how documentaries should be done!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought both this title (at Borders), and the National Geographic's DVD about the quake, and this title is hands down the best. The narration, writing and editing are all top notch, with an original full-orchestra score to boot! The earthquake sequence is incredible, but the real heart of this DVD is, well, it's heart. It takes an in-depth look the city San Francisco was BEFORE the quake, how it's citizens coped and rebuilt. This is my favorite kind of documentary without the talking heads and the cheesy recreations. It focuses on the information of the disaster itself, as well as the "heart" of how tragic this was for all those people. If you want an "inside" look at the 1906 quake and fire, this is the DVD you should get. My hat is off to director Ken Joy, who is also credited as the writer/producer. He uses real footage of the quake and aftermath, not some cheesy camera shaking at bad actors, and some of the most incredible photos you've ever seen of the devastation of the city. Watch out Ken Burns. Another Ken is moving in on your territory. I plan to keep a look out for other documentaries of his.
Description of Disaster By The Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
Disaster by the Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906, a film by Ken Joy, is destined to be the definitive documentary of the greatest natural disaster ever to hit California. Never-before-seen footage, shot just minutes after the quake struck on April 18, 1906 at 5:13 a.m., combined with thousands of rare and previously unreleased photographs, and recreations of eyewitness accounts written by those who survived the disaster, culminate in this hour-long epic that chronicles the horror, the aftermath, and the heroes who survived it.Ken Joy's astonishing direction takes us into the heart of the vibrant city that was San Francisco at the turn of the century. The love of the Californian for his State, and the devotion of the San Franciscan to his city, were only intensified by the disaster of April 18, 1906. It is a matter of common observation that hardships and suffering wed people to their native land. Indeed, the fear had been expressed that in a country so fair as California, the people, pampered by luxury and enervated by ease, would ultimately lose the virile qualities of citizenship which makes a nation great. There were indications here and there of the evils which flow from uninterrupted prosperity, but the privations of a few brief months hardened every fiber, and softened every heart.
Astonishing footage and photographs take us beyond the disaster by the bay, and give us a first-hand glimpse of what life was truly like in turn-of-the-century San Francisco.
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