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201445 minPGdocumentary

6.5/ 10(28 ratings)• TMDB

Close Calls: On Camera

201445 minPGdocumentary

6.5/ 10(28 ratings)• TMDB

Nick Knowles presents a series that features moments when ordinary situations turn into disasters, along with interviews from those who survived.

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Robert Stevenson

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Nick Knowles presents a series that features moments when ordinary situations turn into disasters, along with interviews from those who survived.

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Robert Stevenson

Robert Stevensondirector

Tommy Kirk

Annette Funicello

Annette Funicellocast

Leon Ames

Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwincast

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Series presented by Nick Knowles which shows the split-second moments when everyday events are transformed into disasters and meets the people who lived to tell the tale.

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