Secrets of the dead. Slave ship mutiny

Secrets of the dead. Slave ship mutiny written and produced by Joe Kennedy ; directors, Joe Kennedy, Nic Young ; producer, Katharina Pechel ; an Off the Fence production for Thirteen in association with ARTE and WNET.org.

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, wind...

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Corporate Authors: Off the Fence Productions, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Arte (Firm), WNET.ORG, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), PBS Distribution (Firm)
Other Authors: Kennedy, Joe (Motion picture producer and director), Young, Nic, Pechel, Katharina, Worden, Nigel, 1955-, Campbell, Lucy, Boshoff, Jaco, Schreiber, Liev, McLachlan, Grant
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2011]
Subjects:
Meermin (Ship)
Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie.
Slave insurrections > South Africa > History > 18th century.
Mutiny > South Africa > History > 18th century.
Slaves > South Africa > Biography.
Slave trade > History.
Excavations (Archaeology) > South Africa.
Trials (Mutiny) > South Africa > Cape Town.
Slave ships > South Africa.
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Videos > Dinand.
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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.--Publisher description.
Item Description:Originally produced as a segment of the television series Secrets of the Dead and broadcast on PBS November 10, 2010.
Running time indicated on container: 60 min.; actual program running time: 54 min.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Sean Leslie, Hansa Winshaw ; editor, Ronette Van Der Walt ; consultants, John Compton, Brian Donnelly, Dan Sleigh, Piet Westra ; composer, Grant McLachlan.
ISBN:9781608833238
1608833232
Participant or Performer:Narrator, Liev Schreiber ; with Nigel Worden, Lucy Campbell, Jaco Boshoff.
Language:In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); audio-described.

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