Journey to Oblivion: The Empress of Ireland Story

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Journey to Oblivion: The Empress of Ireland Story (2002)

Directed by Alain Vézina

Documentary, Drama, History · 1h 30m

When the luxury ocean liner Empress of Ireland collided with the Norwegian coal vessel Storstad on May 29, 1914, it took a mere 14 minutes for the ship to disappear beneath the sea, killing 1,012 of the 1,477 people aboard. Using archival photos, underwater photography, animation and interviews with a variety of experts, this fascinating documentary chronicles the story behind Canada's worst nautical disaster of all time.

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Crew

Director
Alain Vézina
Producer
Michel T. Prévost

Details

Release date
2002-01-01
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary, Drama, History
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
Canada
Production
Merlin Films