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
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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.
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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.Bestsellers in DVD
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