Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
Brief Synopsis
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As the title sums it up, this is a dramatization of real-life treasure hunter Mel Fisher's 17-year search for a sunken Spanish galleon, Nuestra Senora de Atocha, which had sunk in a storm off the Florida Keys in 1622. On July 20, 1985, the ocean yielded to Fisher and his crew the encrusted remains o
Cast & Crew
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James Goldstone
Director
Cliff Robertson
Mel Fisher
Loretta Swit
Deo Fisher
Ed O'ross
Trooper Hudley
Scott Paulin
Don Kincaid
Jennifer Runyon
Angel Fisher
Film Details
Also Known As
Mel Fisher Story, The
Release Date
1986
Production Company
CBS Entertainment
Location
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
As the title sums it up, this is a dramatization of real-life treasure hunter Mel Fisher's 17-year search for a sunken Spanish galleon, Nuestra Senora de Atocha, which had sunk in a storm off the Florida Keys in 1622. On July 20, 1985, the ocean yielded to Fisher and his crew the encrusted remains of the ship and a payload worth hundreds of millions of dollars, over which he spent the next year fighting the State of Florida through the courts.
Director
James Goldstone
Director
Cast
Cliff Robertson
Mel Fisher
Loretta Swit
Deo Fisher
Ed O'ross
Trooper Hudley
Scott Paulin
Don Kincaid
Jennifer Runyon
Angel Fisher
Judi Evans Luciano
Penelope Cabot
Bruce Toms
Kane Fisher
Kerry Remsen
Taffi Fisher
Jonathan Hogan
David Horan
Martin Rabbett
Dirk Fisher
William Zabka
Kim Fisher
Steven Williams
Mo
Don Hood
Luther Banks
Liam Sullivan
Rupert Carmody
Brett Porter
Duncan Mathewson
Byrne Piven
Local Fisherman
Tim Wise
1st Panel Member
David Orange
2nd Panel Member
Tony Ayer
3rd Panel Member
Sandra P Davis
Tourist
Eric Mathews
Marshall
Crew
Edward A. Biery
Editor
Nick Caloyianis
Photography
Colin Charles
Sound Department
Dennis Considine
Co-Producer
Amanda Digiulio
Co-Producer
Katherine Dover
Costume Supervisor
Mel Fisher
Consultant
Ernest Gold
Music
Charles Hairston
Producer
Daniel Helfgott
Producer
Dennis B Kane
Technical Advisor
Max A Keller
Executive Producer
Micheline Keller
Supervising Producer
Robb Wilson King
Production Designer
Nanette Mccaughern
Makeup
Robin Siegel
Hair
Eric Van Haren Noman
Director Of Photography
Stanford Whitmore
Screenwriter
Film Details
Also Known As
Mel Fisher Story, The
Release Date
1986
Production Company
CBS Entertainment
Location
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 15, 1986
Aired in United States on Video June 9, 1998
