Into the Amazon

DVD - 2018

Into the Amazon tells the remarkable story of the journey taken by President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon into the heart of the South American rain forest to chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon. Two of the most celebrated men from their respective nations, Roosevelt and Rondon set out with twenty other adventurers in 1914. Over eight eventful weeks in one of the most remote places on earth, the ill-equipped expedition navigated deadly rapids in crude dugout canoes. Hunger and exhaustion were compounded by the rain forest's unforgiving topography, which forced the men to carry heavy canoes long distances. What was anticipated to be a relatively tranquil journey turned out to be a brutal tes...t of courage and character. Before it was all over, one member of the expedition had drowned and another had committed murder. Roosevelt would badly injure his leg and beg to be left behind to die. More than a dramatic adventure story, Into the Amazon shines a light on two of the western hemisphere's most formidable men, and the culture and politics of their two formidable nations.

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Subjects
Genres
Documentary television programs
Biographical television programs
Published
Arlington, VA : PBS [2018]
Language
English
Other Authors
John Maggio (screenwriter), Oliver Platt (narrator), Jake Lacy (voice actor), Wagner Moura, 1976- (composer), Alec Baldwin, 1958-, Gary Lionelli
Edition
Widescreen
Item Description
Title from disc surface.
Widescreen (16x9)
Previously released as an episode of: The American experience.
Duration on container states approx. 120 minutes.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD; Widescreen (16x9) presentation; 5.1 surround; Region 1, NTSC.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits
Editor, George O'Donnell ; director of photography, Tim Cragg, Stephen McCarthy ; music, Gary Lionelli.
ISBN
9781531702687
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