Edition |
Widescreen. |
Description |
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Widescreen; stereo. |
Language |
Subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Performer |
Liev Schreiber, narrator. |
Note |
Originally broadcast on PBS in 2010. |
Summary |
The Meermin set sail from Madagascar en route to South Africa in 1766 with a Dutch crew and human cargo, slaves bound for hard labor building the Dutch colony, Cape Town. In a dramatic altercation, the slaves mutinied and managed to overpower the Dutch crew. The ship ended up wrecked on a wild, windswept beach 200 miles east of Cape Town. This program tracks the efforts of archaeologists, historians, and slave descendents to discover the full story of this dramatic historical event. |
Credits |
Executive producers, Ellen Windemuth, Helene Coldefy, Jared Lipworth. |
Subject |
Slave ships.
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Slave insurrections -- South Africa.
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Mutiny.
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Meermin (Sailing ship)
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Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Kennedy, Joe. Producer. Director. Screenwriter.
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Young, Nic. Director.
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Pechel, Katharina. Producer.
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Schreiber, Liev, 1967-
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Off the Fence Productions.
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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Added Title |
Secrets of the dead (Television program)
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ISBN |
9781608833238 |
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1608833232 |
Standard No. |
841887013260 |
Music No. |
SEDE6104 PBS Home Video |
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