Product Details

• Actors: DOCUMENTARY, ROBIN D. WILLIAMS
• Directors: ROBIN D. WILLIAMS
• Format: Color, DTS Surround Sound, Full length, NTSC
• VHS Release Date: June 26, 1996
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 1878558072
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,122 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Helen Bibler, Bitter Root Valley Historical Society

The LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION...this film is Blue Ribbon quality.

Product Description

THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION is a complete story with a beginning, middle and end. We begin the story on Meriwether Lewis's front porch at Locust Hill outside Charlottesville and follow him all the way to the mouth of the Columbia River. Many little gems are also cast into this film...like the hideaway plantation of Thomas Jefferson at Poplar Forest near Lynchburg, Harper's Ferry and the confluence of the Shenandoah and the Potomac rivers, William Clark's cabin site on the Ohio River, and the exciting story of Colter's Run! There are so many exciting incidents on this 28 month journey across the continent, that we had to decide which were most pertinent to the whole! If we had to choose what to tell the public in one sentence it would be this: This film will show you the exact sites that Lewis & Clark saw on their incredible journey. Even though the country has changed so much in 200 years, we are very happy to point out, many of the sights that they saw can sti! ll be seen in their pristine state. There is a huge movement of dedicated Americans to assure that these sites are not destroyed by irresponsible and thoughtless development. See this video and then use it for planning YOUR own journey to follow Lewis & Clark!

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Educational, September 12, 2003

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djDust (California, currently in Taiwan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: THE TRAIL-LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Director Robin D. Williams makes films for the travel-film lecture circuit, but don't let that put you off. He is an outstanding cinematographer and story-teller. I saw Williams narrate the film live at El Camino College several years ago and thought there was too much information for a live presentation--but that isn't a problem on VHS, which can be paused, replayed, etc. At 90 minutes or so, the video is much more suitable to classroom time constraints and will hold students' attention better than Ken Burns' four-hour program. Armchair history buffs will also appreciate this fine production.