Deadliest Sea | |
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Directed by | T.J. Scott |
Produced by | Thom Beers, Philip Segal, Karen Wookey |
Written by | Kevin Lund, T.J. Scott & David Young |
Starring | Sebastian Pigott & Peter Outerbridge & Joanne Boland |
Music by | Andrew Lockington |
Cinematography | David Herrington |
Edited by | Bert Kish |
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Distributed by | Discovery Channel |
Release date
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July 19, 2009 |
Running time
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2 hours (with commercials) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Deadliest Sea is a fictional made-for-TV movie that originally aired on the Discovery Channel on July 19, 2009. It is about the crew of the Kodiak, Alaska-based scallop fishing vessel St. Christopher. It was produced by the producers of the popular Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch. While the film itself is a fictionalized account, according to a title-card at the beginning it is based on a true story.
Discovery's description of the film called it "a thrilling tale of struggle and survival in the fierce open sea."