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  • The Witness (1998)
  • Short | 33 min | Documentary, Short
The Witness (1998)
Short | 33 min | Documentary, Short
In 1637, the British colonies of Connecticut and Massachusetts attacked the Pequot fort at Mystic, killing approximately 600 Pequot natives. The Witness, a 30-minute, 70-mm film, graphically dramatizes the events surrounding the Pequot War...See moreIn 1637, the British colonies of Connecticut and Massachusetts attacked the Pequot fort at Mystic, killing approximately 600 Pequot natives. The Witness, a 30-minute, 70-mm film, graphically dramatizes the events surrounding the Pequot War. In this giant screen film, experience the tragedy of the Pequot War through the eyes of Wampishe, a Pequot elder who survived the burning of the Mystic fort as a young boy. Wampishe recounts the tragic events of war to his grandson and urges him to keep the story alive by telling it to his own children and grandchildren. See less
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Writer
Kieth Merrill
Cinematographer
T.C. Christensen
Editor
Kathleen Korth
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Updated Jul 31, 1998
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Jul 31, 1998 (United States)

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