United States

A harrowing compilation of some of the most frightening actual events of this century, gathered together in an attempt to highlight the helplessness of the human predicament, and to discover what lessons have been learned. But Encounter With Disaster is about more than catastrophes, whether natural or man-made. It is also about the resilience of the human spirit in the face of tragedy. About man's unbreakable will to survive the ravages of nature and fate. Using authentic and striking film footage of such disasters as earthquakes and tornadoes, crashes and collisions, the film is a shocking reminder of how suddenly the worst can happen, and how tragedy is no respecter of either persons or places.