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Release Date:
September 20, 2009
Original Title:
Holy Grail in America
Genres:
Documentary | TV Movie
Production Companies:
Committee Films
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 87
In 1898, a Minnesota farmer clearing trees from his field uprooted a large stone covered with mysterious runes that tell a story of land acquisition and murder. The stone allegedly dates back to 1362. Initially thought to be a hoax, new evidence suggests the find could be real, and a clue that the Knights Templar discovered America 100 years before Columbus, perhaps bringing with them history's greatest treasure... the Holy Grail. Follow the clues as experts use erosion studies on the rune stone and match symbols in Templar ruins all over Europe to support this theory. Stones with similar markings have been found on islands across the Atlantic Ocean, and in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Is it possible the Knights Templar, long thought to have been massacred, escaped on an incredible journey and were leaving clues to the whereabouts of the stone?
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Art Direction:
Sarah Kruchowski
Associate Producer:
Ben Krueger
Costume Design:
Jessi Dery
Director:
Andy Awes
Director of Photography:
Bo Hakala
Editor:
Andy Awes
Executive Producer:
Andy Awes
Maria Awes
Mike Stiller
Makeup Department Head:
Crist Ballas
Producer:
Todd Cobery
Maria Awes
Andy Awes
Production Coordinator:
Ben Krueger
Production Manager:
Brady Kiernan
Set Decoration:
Britni West
Visual Effects:
Scott Wenner
Writer:
Maria Awes
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