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Before the Mountain Was Moved
Produced byRobert K. Sharpe
Release date
  • March 1970 (1970-03)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Before the Mountain Was Moved is a 1970 American documentary film produced by Robert K. Sharpe. The film portrays the struggle by the inhabitants of Raleigh County, West Virginia, to preserve their land from the ravages of strip mining, and their efforts to pass state legislation to this end. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "NY Times: Before the Mountain Was Moved". NY Times. Retrieved November 11, 2008.


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