An investigation into the theory that Mt. Agri in Turkey is the final resting place of Noah's Ark.An investigation into the theory that Mt. Agri in Turkey is the final resting place of Noah's Ark.An investigation into the theory that Mt. Agri in Turkey is the final resting place of Noah's Ark.
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Brad Crandall
- Narrator
- (voice)
Melvin Cook
- Self
- (as Dr. Melvin Cook)
John Warwick Montgomery
- Self
- (as Dr. John Warwick Montgomery)
Frank Moss
- Self
- (as Senator Frank Moss)
Roger Rusk
- Self
- (as Prof. Roger Rusk)
Fred A. Waltz
- Self
- (as Dr. Fred A. Waltz)
Lee Sollenberger
- Japheth
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was another, and one of the most famous, of Sunn Classic Pictures low budget productions that was distributed using the "four wall" technique. The distributor would rent certain theaters in a territory (to retain the entire boxoffice gross) and then spend extravagant sums on saturation advertising, especially TV spots. As a result, he public would flock to these theaters to find higher than normal ticket prices. This technique worked and, despite negative critical reviews, this film reportedly grossed over $50,000,000, an extraordinary sum for the mid-1970s.
- ConnectionsFeatured in In Search of Historic Jesus (1979)
Featured review
This movie was a lot like the earlier von Däniken books and movies like "Chariots of the Gods". But instead of attributing the mysteries of the world to space aliens, this movie started with existing Bible stories about the Great Flood. So instead of promoting space alien sensationalism, this movie exploits literal Bible belief.
As a child watching the movie, the documentary tone was interesting, but even then its "science" seemed backed up by people seeking to match a story to anything they could discover, rather than explain evidence they could find. If the movie was unconvincing to even me as a child, it didn't do its job as a documentary. The movie has nothing to prove -- a Bible literalist would believe the movie's claims before seeing it, and no one else would find the movie credible. It lacks even camp entertainment value.
As a child watching the movie, the documentary tone was interesting, but even then its "science" seemed backed up by people seeking to match a story to anything they could discover, rather than explain evidence they could find. If the movie was unconvincing to even me as a child, it didn't do its job as a documentary. The movie has nothing to prove -- a Bible literalist would believe the movie's claims before seeing it, and no one else would find the movie credible. It lacks even camp entertainment value.
- steve.schonberger
- Mar 20, 2000
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Finders of the Lost Ark
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $55,734,818
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was In Search of Noah's Ark (1976) officially released in Canada in English?
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