In Search of Liberty Bell 7
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary of an expedition from Port Canaveral, Florida, to locate and recover NASA's Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft. In 1961, the capsule, after successfully carrying the second Mercury Astronaut, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, into space, sank after the vehicle's explosive hatch jettisoned prematurely. While
Cast & Crew
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Peter Schnall
Director
Curt Newport
M Scott Carpenter
Guenter Wendt
James L Lewis
Walter M Schirra
Film Details
Also Known As
Expedition Adventure (12/12/99)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Documentary of an expedition from Port Canaveral, Florida, to locate and recover NASA's Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft. In 1961, the capsule, after successfully carrying the second Mercury Astronaut, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, into space, sank after the vehicle's explosive hatch jettisoned prematurely. While Grissom was rescued, Liberty Bell 7 was the only manned spacecraft not recovered by NASA. It remained on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean near Great Bahama island for 38 years until its recovery on July 20, 1999.
Director
Peter Schnall
Director
Cast
Curt Newport
M Scott Carpenter
Guenter Wendt
James L Lewis
Walter M Schirra
James Earl Jones
Narrator
L Gordon Cooper
Crew
Don Campbell
Writer
Don Campbell
Coproducer
Marc Chelnik
Graphics
Suzy Geller Wolf
Executive Producer
Sarah Hume
Line Producer
Kathy Hunkele
Production Assistant
Sam Ketay
Camera
Abehjha Kibuuka
Assistant Editor
Rob Kuhns
Editor
Glen Marullo
Sound Recordist
Tammie Rhee
Associate Producer
Jerry Risius
Camera
Peter Schnall
Producer
Peter Schnall
Cinematographer
Peter Schnall
Executive Producer
Hilary Sio
Associate Producer
Michael Whalen
Music
Michael Whalen
Music Conductor
Denise Williams
Line Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Expedition Adventure (12/12/99)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
