Encounter with Disaster
1979, English. Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr..
Depicts assorted natural and human disasters, including the crash of the Hindenburg (1937), earthquakes in Alaska (1964) and Long Beach (1933), the LeMans auto racing crash at which 82 people were killed (1955), Hurrican Camille (1964), the eruption of the Mt. Etna volcano (1971), a tornado (1974), the collapse of Idaho's Teton Dam (1976), the sinking of the Andrea Doria (1956) and the Texas City explosion which devastated Galveston (1947).
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
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- Released
- 7 March 1979
- Country
- United States of America
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Encounter with Disaster runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Encounter with Disaster is rated PG in India. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
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Encounter with Disaster isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 March 1979. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Encounter with Disaster?
Encounter with Disaster (1979) was directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr..