Holy Grail in America (2009)
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?
Director: Andy Awes
James Lurie Narrator (voice) |
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Alice Kehoe Herself - Anthropologist |
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Anatoly Liberman Himself - Philologist, University of Minnesota |
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Darwin Ohman Himself - Grandson of Olof Ohman |
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Scott Wolter Himself - Forensic Geologist & Author, The Hooked X |
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Tom Trow Himself - Past Archaeologist, Minnesota Historical Society |
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Florian Ledermann Himself - Past President, Runestone Museum |
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James Scherz Himself - Prehistoric Cartographer |
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Simon Brighton Himself - Author, In Search of the Knights Templar |
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Erling Haagensen Himself - Author, The Templar's Secret Island |
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Steven Sora Himself - Author, The Lost Colony of the Templars |
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Kelly Krause Herself - Archaeologist |
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Ashley Cowie Himself - Author, The Rosslyn Templar |
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Evan Pritchard Himself - Director, Center for Algonquin Culture |
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Niven Sinclair Himself - Clan Sinclair Patriarch |
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Carmen Legge Herself - President, New Ross Historical Society |
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David Brody Himself - Chair, Westford Knight Committee |
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Virginia Kimball Herself - Westford Knight Historian |
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Bruce Bourque Himself - Archaeologist, Maine State Museum |
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Roslyn Strong Herself - New England Antiquities Research Association |
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Richard Lynch Himself - New England Antiquities Research Association |
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William Penhallow Himself - Astronomer & Physicist |
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Suzanne Carlson Herself - Architect & President of NEARA |
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Akram Elias Himself - Freemasonic Grand Master |
Production | Todd Cobery | Producer |
Production | Brady Kiernan | Production Manager |
Camera | Bo Hakala | Director of Photography |
Art | Britni West | Set Decoration |
Directing | Andy Awes | Director |
Editing | Andy Awes | Editor |
Production | Andy Awes | Producer |
Production | Andy Awes | Executive Producer |
Production | Maria Awes | Producer |
Production | Maria Awes | Executive Producer |
Writing | Maria Awes | Writer |
Production | Mike Stiller | Executive Producer |
Art | Sarah Kruchowski | Art Direction |
Production | Ben Krueger | Associate Producer |
Production | Ben Krueger | Production Coordinator |
Visual Effects | Scott Wenner | Visual Effects |
Costume & Make-Up | Jessi Dery | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Crist Ballas | Makeup Department Head |