Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster 1992

Runtime

91 mins

Language

English

English

   The real-life struggle to contain the environmental and financial damage caused to Alaska by the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez is dramatized.

The real-life struggle to contain the environmental and financial damage caused to Alaska by the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez is dramatized.

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John Heard

John Heard

Dan Lawn - State of Alaska

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Admiral Paul Yost - Presidential Delegation

Lochlyn Munro

Lochlyn Munro

Trooper Mike Fox - State of Alaska

Tom McBeath

Tom McBeath

Bill Deppe - Exxon

Eric Keenleyside

Eric Keenleyside

Gordon Taylor - US Coast Guard

David Morse

David Morse

Rick Steiner - Fishermen

Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

Larry Dietrick - State of Alaska

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Frank Iarossi - Exxon

Timothy Webber

Timothy Webber

Jack Lamb - Fishermen

Jackson Davies

Jackson Davies

Captain Hazelwood - Tanker 'Exxon Valdez'

Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Welsh

Sam Skinner - Presidential Delegation

Adrien Dorval

Adrien Dorval

Questioner #7 - People of Valdez

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Commander Steve McCall - US Coast Guard

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Bill Reilly - Presidential Delegation

Frank C. Turner

Frank C. Turner

Biologist - State of Alaska

Lloyd Berry

Lloyd Berry

Questioner #6 - People of Valdez

Tom Heaton

Tom Heaton

Questioner #3 - People of Valdez

Remak Ramsay

Remak Ramsay

Craig Rassinier - Exxon

Bruce Gray

Bruce Gray

Governor Steve Cowper - State of Alaska

Michael J Rogers

Michael J Rogers

David Grimes - Fishermen

Alex Bruhanski

Alex Bruhanski

Chuck O'Donnell - Alyeska

Anthony Ulc

Anthony Ulc

1st Mate Kunkel - Tanker 'Exxon Valdez'

Philip Granger

Philip Granger

3rd Mate Greg Cousins - Tanker 'Exxon Valdez'

Wally Dalton

Wally Dalton

Senator - State of Alaska

Ron Frazier

Ron Frazier

Don Cornett - Exxon

Mark Metcalf

Mark Metcalf

Dennis Kelso - State of Alaska

Malcolm Stewart

Malcolm Stewart

Dr. Gordon Lindblom - Exxon

Leslie Carlson

Leslie Carlson

Theo Polasek - Alyeska

Karen Elizabeth Austin

Karen Elizabeth Austin

Questioner #2 - People of Valdez

John Maclaren

John Maclaren

Al Kegler - State of Alaska

Forbes Angus

Forbes Angus

Paul Myers - Exxon

Michael Patten

Michael Patten

Tom Falkenstein - US Coast Guard

Bill Croft

Bill Croft

Questioner #5 - People of Valdez

Andrew Wheeler

Andrew Wheeler

Bruce Blanford - US Coast Guard

Peter LaCroix

Peter LaCroix

Helmsman Claar - Tanker 'Exxon Valdez'

Don S. Davis

Don S. Davis

Bill Stevens - Exxon

Ken Camroux-Taylor

Ken Camroux-Taylor

Dave Barnum - Alyeska

Gary Reineke

Gary Reineke

Rear Admiral Nelson - US Coast Guard

Bill Dow

Bill Dow

Larry Shier - Alyeska

Myron Natwick

Myron Natwick

George M. Nelson - Alyeska

Peter Anderson

Peter Anderson

Questioner #1 - People of Valdez

Tamsin Kelsey

Tamsin Kelsey

Dr. Riki Ott - Fishermen

Susan Astley

Susan Astley

Jan Jackson - State of Alaska

Walter Marsh

Walter Marsh

John Janssen - State of Alaska

Dwight McFee

Dwight McFee

Crewman - Tanker 'Exxon Valdez'

Sonja Bakker

Sonja Bakker

Journalist - Media

Meredith Bain Woodward

Meredith Bain Woodward

Woman Reporter - Media

Peter Yunker

Peter Yunker

John Gaughan - Presidential Delegation

Hilary Strang

Hilary Strang

Questioner #4 - People of Valdez

Pamela Martin

Pamela Martin

TV Reporter - Media

Kevin Hayes

Kevin Hayes

TV Reporter - Media

Richard Sargent

Richard Sargent

Ulysses Legrange - Exxon

Jo Bates

Jo Bates

Michelle Brown - State of Alaska

Nathan Vanering

Nathan Vanering

Helmsman Kagan - Tanker 'Exxon Valdez'

J. B. Bivens

J. B. Bivens

Mark Delozier - US Coast Guard

Danny Virtue

Danny Virtue

Baker - Fishermen

Marek Czuma

Marek Czuma

Jim Hayden - State of Alaska

Patricia Dahlquist

Patricia Dahlquist

Millie Iarossi - Exxon

Peg Christopherson

Peg Christopherson

A.B. Maureen Jones - Tanker 'Exxon Valdez'

Gary Justice

Gary Justice

TV Newscaster - Media

Barry Judge

Barry Judge

TV Newscaster - Media

Kathi Goertzen

Kathi Goertzen

TV Newscaster - Media

Sam Shields

Sam Shields

Journalist - Media

Jeff Rechner

Jeff Rechner

Journalist - Media

Leigh Morrow

Leigh Morrow

Journalist - Media

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Disaster at Valdez Screen One: Disaster at Valdez Lángoló tenger: Az Exxon Valdez katasztrófa El desastre de l’Exxon Valdez

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