Summary This film chronicles the remarkable story of what was the largest and most ambitious engineering project in history, in one of the most hostile environments on earth. It recounts the long history of the dream of an isthmian canal, and tells how the collapse of an ambitious French canal effort, doomed by poor planning and rampant disease, provided an opening for a United States eager to announce its expanded presence on the world stage. View more details
Directed : Stephen Ives
Written : Unknown
Stars : Michael Murphy Matthew Parker Julie Greene Frederick Allen
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jan 23, 2011
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Panama
Summary This film chronicles the remarkable story of what was the largest and most ambitious engineering project in history, in one of the most hostile environments on earth. It recounts the long history of the dream of an isthmian canal, and tells how the collapse of an ambitious French canal effort, doomed by poor planning and rampant disease, provided an opening for a United States eager to announce its expanded presence on the world stage. View more details
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jan 23, 2011
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Panama