

Real disasters, real footage, zero CGI — 1977's most unsettling time capsule.
Editing
Jarring cuts between calm narration and sudden devastation.
Sound
William Conrad's velvet voice vs. chaos creates eerie dissonance.
Production
Pre-internet footage sourcing that would be impossible today.
Director
Larry Savadove
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William Conrad recorded all narration in a single six-hour session, reportedly requesting whiskey breaks between segments.
Released months before 'Airport '77' and 'The Swarm,' this doc arguably killed the 70s disaster craze by showing the real thing.