A Glorious Way to Die
· 54 min · Not rated
This was made for National Geographic and shows how Russians made their own rafts out of scrounged parts and then ran unbelievable whitewater. Starring the famous Bublik!
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- Directors
- Richard Dennison
- Production companies
- National Geographic Society, Fleur Films, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Countries
- Australia
- Status
- Released
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