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Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets


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This spectacular film penetrates the innermost depths of Grand Canyon, taking viewers where they could never go, showing them things they could never see, through the startling reality of the IMAX format.

The film opens with the beginning of man's fragile kinship with this twisting 277 mile Canyon, then moves the audience through time with brief glimpses at the stone pages of human history. From the mysterious Anasazi who inhabited the Canyon 4,000 years ago, viewers will travel through time to join Major John Wesley Powell as he challenges the unexplored Canyon and raging Colorado River in 1869. The journey continues to today's relentless quest to conquer this majestic Canyon. In only 34 minutes, viewers will discover a Grand Canyon that would take a lifetime to experience. Grand Canyon - The Hidden Secrets was created and filmed by Academy Award winner Kieth Merrill. Three-time Emmy and Oscar award winner Bill Conti composed the music and it was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Ambrosian Singers. Academy Award winning cinematographer, Reed Smoot directed photography. Sound design was by Sprocket Systems, a division of Lucasfilm, Lt.