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201842 minPGdocumentary

6.2/ 10(16 ratings)• TMDB

Engineering Catastrophes

201842 minPGdocumentary

6.2/ 10(16 ratings)• TMDB

The film presents a range of structural disasters, from humorous to deadly, along with the innovative solutions implemented to address them.

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The film presents a range of structural disasters, from humorous to deadly, along with the innovative solutions implemented to address them.

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István Bujtordirector

István Bujtorwriter

István Bujtorcast

András Kern

András Kerncast

Zoltán Basilidescast

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From the hilarious to the mind-boggling, from the deadly to the bank-busting, witness some of the most outrageous structural disasters and the genius resolutions to get things back on track.

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