Quest For the Atocha
Brief Synopsis
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The documentary relates the amazing sixteen-year search by treasure hunter Mel Fisher for the wreck of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha, a sunken Spanish galleon said to be one of the richest treasure ships of all time. On July 19, 1985, the wreck was sited off Key West, Florida, and may yield up to $40
Cast & Crew
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Martin Sheen
Narrator
Mel Fisher
Mark Benjamin
Photography
Evelyne Bensimon
Location Coordinator
Clarita Berger
Camera Assistant
Megan A Bevan
Researcher
Film Details
Also Known As
Atocha: Quest For Treasure, National Geographic Explorer (03/23/86)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
The documentary relates the amazing sixteen-year search by treasure hunter Mel Fisher for the wreck of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha, a sunken Spanish galleon said to be one of the richest treasure ships of all time. On July 19, 1985, the wreck was sited off Key West, Florida, and may yield up to $400 million worth of treasures.
Crew
Mark Benjamin
Photography
Evelyne Bensimon
Location Coordinator
Clarita Berger
Camera Assistant
Megan A Bevan
Researcher
Norris Brock
Photography
Richard Byard
Sound Editor
Nick Caloyianis
Photography
David Clark
Sound
Tim Cowling
Executive Producer
Richard Einhorn
Music Arranger
Richard Einhorn
Music
Mike Fox
Photography
J Barry Herron
Photography
Coco Houwer
Assistant Editor
Tim T. Kelly
Executive Producer
Don Kincaid
Photography
Alvin Krinsky
Sound
Yeorgos Lampathakis
Animator
Yeorgos Lampathakis
Other
Nancy Lebrun
Writer
Kenneth Love
Sound
Eugene Lyon
Consultant
R Duncan Mathewson Iii
Consultant
David Mckillop
Production Coordinator
Rob E Peterson
Camera Assistant
Peter Schnall
Photography
Tom Simon
Producer
Jeri Sopanen
Photography
Daniel Stegeman
Camera Assistant
Doug Swartz
Camera Assistant
Bertram Van Munster
Photography
Wendy Wank
Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Atocha: Quest For Treasure, National Geographic Explorer (03/23/86)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
