Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory

1h 2m
Documentary
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This film tells the surprising story of how the Allegheny Observatory has been a world leader in the study of the stars since the 1860s. Self-educated, and often facing unrelenting hardships, the people associated with the Allegheny Observatory defied the odds to make enormous contributions to the founding of astrophysics and early aviation.

Cast

Cain Alexander
Young Samuel Langley
Kurt Bell
Self
Robert R. Bell
Josiah King
Len Caric
Harvey Childs
David Conrad
Narrator

Crew

Dan Handley
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Mark Knobil
Director of Photography
Jeff Garton
Director of Photography
William Peduto
Executive Producer
Scott Michael Burns
Original Music Composer

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