Meltdown at Three Mile Island
Brief Synopsis
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On March 28, 1979, a reactor at Three Mile Island nuclear power facility near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, overheated, releasing radioactive gas and water. During the next week, scientists scrambled to prevent a meltdown, officials rushed in to calm public fears and more than 100,000 residents fled to
Cast & Crew
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Liev Schreiber
Narration
David Mccullough
Host ("The American Experience")
Michael Bacon
Series Theme Adaptation ("The American Experience")
Johanna Baker
Publicist (Wgbh/New York)
Maureen Barden
Post-Production ("The American Experience")
Stacey Barnett
Post-Production Coordinator
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (02/22/99), The
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
On March 28, 1979, a reactor at Three Mile Island nuclear power facility near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, overheated, releasing radioactive gas and water. During the next week, scientists scrambled to prevent a meltdown, officials rushed in to calm public fears and more than 100,000 residents fled to emergency shelters.
Crew
Michael Bacon
Series Theme Adaptation ("The American Experience")
Johanna Baker
Publicist (Wgbh/New York)
Maureen Barden
Post-Production ("The American Experience")
Stacey Barnett
Post-Production Coordinator
Todd Boekelheide
Music
Alvin Bowens
Video Post-Production
Amy Brown
Production Assistant
Kristina Cafarella
Production Assistant
Frank Capria
Post-Production ("The American Experience")
Leonard Clarke
Production Assistant
Joy Conley
Archival Researcher
Jim Dalglish
Colorist
Tom Doran
Field Producer ("The American Experience")
Margaret Drain
Executive Producer ("The American Experience")
Frank Ferrigno
Photo Animator
Chana Gazit
Writer
Chana Gazit
Producer
Terry Hopkins
Additional Cinematography
William Kastenberg
Advisor
Alison Kennedy
Series Designer ("The American Experience")
Charles Kuskin
Series Theme ("The American Experience")
Christine Larson
Unit Manager ("The American Experience")
Michael Lomma
Additional Cinematography
Megan Lukas
Associate Producer
Daniel Martin
Advisor
William B Mccullough
Assistant Camera
William B Mccullough
Field Producer ("The American Experience")
Susan Mottau
Coordinating Producer ("The American Experience")
Marilyn Ness
Associate Producer
Chas Norton
Field Producer ("The American Experience")
Daphne B Noyes
Publicist (Wgbh/Boston)
Laura Ozment-schenck
Archival Researcher
Allan Palmer
Aerial Cinematography
Charles Perrow
Advisor
Chris Pullman
Series Designer ("The American Experience")
Michael Ruschak
Rerecording Mixer
Bernard Russo
Sound Recordist
Mark Samels
Senior Producer ("The American Experience")
Joel Shapiro
Cinematographer
Tony Slocum
Audio Post-Production
Mark Steele
On-Line Editor ("The American Experience")
David Steward
Co-Producer
David Steward
Additional Cinematography
David Steward
Editor
Paul Taylor
Creative Consultant
Joseph Tovares
Series Editor ("The American Experience")
Kelley A Trotter
Controller
Doug Wallick
Grip
Merce Williams
Field Producer ("The American Experience")
George Winchell
Grip
Shala Zagone
Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (02/22/99), The
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m