Product Details

• Actors: Hal Holbrook
• Directors: Noel Buckner, Rob Whittlesey
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PBS
• DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006
• Run Time: 56 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000C8STOO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,560 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Wgbh Wholesale Release Date: 03/28/2006 Run time: 60 minutes

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In the Path of a Killer Volcano, January 25, 2006

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Kirk Moring Niese (Pownal, Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NOVA - In the Path of a Killer Volcano (DVD)

I am a teacher of Earth and Environmental Science and have the VHS version of this fabulous documentary. It excels at highlighting the science of volcanology as well as the real world decisions that the seismologists/volcanologists from the U.S. Geologists had to deal with. It profiles a few scientists who quickly became my heroes after watching this including John Ewert, Rick Hoblitt, and Dave Harlow (among others). I will be purchasing the DVD version of this when it is released. It is a must have if you want to impress upon your students 1) how truly awesome volcanoes are and 2) how important scientific research is in helping to save lives. The DVD version of this should be fantastic. I think that you'll find that it is a real nail biter!

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I WAS THERE!!, April 30, 2006

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Hurricane (Fort Lauderdale) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: NOVA - In the Path of a Killer Volcano (DVD)

I was one of the 20,000 American's evacuated from Subic Bay Philippines when Mt. Pinatubo erupted. I have the VHS version -- it is spot on.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I was there. It was spot on., January 22, 2009

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David Mcconnell (Iraq) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NOVA - In the Path of a Killer Volcano (DVD)

For someone who was there, this video was a great representation of what we went through. From not knowing what if something big was going to happen to seeing the, "Big One" blow was shown as it should have been. Too many people in the U.S. had no clue what was occurring in the Philippines and the dangers we faced on a daily basis. This should be a part of not only Geology by History as well. A nice book to complement the video is, "GI Joe Doesn't Live Here Anymore" by Thomas C. Utts.