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Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster

Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster

2020·Movie·45m

Documentary

6.2 / 10 (4 votes)

The Deadliest Eruption in US History

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens was the deadliest in U.S. history. Survivor testimonies and rare images reveal the cataclysms it unleashed.

Directed by
Sophie Elwin-Harris
Original language
English
Released
10 June 2020

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Bill Ratner

    Bill Ratner

    Narrator

  • DA

    Donald A. Swanson

    Self - USGS Volcanologist

  • Dixy Lee Ray

    Dixy Lee Ray

    Self (archive footage)

  • GB

    George Barker

    Self - Deputy Sheriff, Skamania Co.

  • Harry R. Truman

    Harry R. Truman

    Self (archive footage)

  • David A. Johnston

    David A. Johnston

    Self (archive footage)

  • DS

    Dorothy Stoffel

    Self - Geologist

  • Catherine Hickson

    Catherine Hickson

    Self - Volcanologist

  • JS

    Jim Scymanky

    Self - Survivor

  • DC

    David Crockett

    Self - Retired Photojournalist

  • JH

    Jess Hagerman

    Self - Helicopter Pilot

  • RB

    Robert Brown Jr.

    Self - Survivor