Christopher Rowley

The Egyptian Job (2011)

In Egypt, 1888 Flinders Petrie finally broke in to the burial chamber of King Amenemhat III one of the wealthiest monarchs from the middle kingdom. After a year of digging, he finally peered into the resting place of the old king, only to find that the spa ...

San Francisco's Great Quake (2006)

As only National Geographic can, The Great Quake tells the terrifying and inspiring tale of a pitched battle between man and nature told by the stories of people who lived through it. On April 18, 1906 the greatest natural disaster in American history stri ...

The Great Quake (2006)

Soon after it struck on April 18, 1906, the infamous San Francisco earthquake would prove to be one of the greatest natural disasters of all time, leveling a once-glorious cityscape and claiming thousands of lives. This fascinating National Geographic docu ...

Exorcists: The True Story (2004)

This documentary explores the 1949 possession and subsequent exorcism of a boy known as Ronald Doe. ...

The Ocean Ranger Disaster (2002)

Valentine's Day, 1982: a terrible storm rages off the coast of Newfoundland. On the Grand Banks, the Ocean Ranger, the world's mightiest drilling rig, is pounded by waves more than 20 metres high. At the height of the storm, the "indestructible" rig begins ...

Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend (1999)

Documentary of an underwater archaeological expedition led by French explorer Franck Goddio that explores the sunken ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt, where Cleopatra made her home over 2,000 years ago. The underwater exploration team uses advanced scient ...

Shipwreck: The Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald (1995)

Chronicles the history of the legendary Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in a violent storm with the loss of the entire crew in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. In the summer of 1995, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, National Geographic Societ ...

Searching for Lost Worlds: Skull Wars - The Missing Link (1995)

Black Trash (1976)

A white cop and a black reporter join forces to investigate apparent vigilante killings in the South African underworld. ...