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The Johnstown Flood (1989 film)

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The Johnstown Flood
Directed byCharles Guggenheim
Written byCharles Guggenheim
Produced byCharles Guggenheim[1][2]
StarringLen Cariou
David McCullough
CinematographyErich Roland
Edited byCatherine Shields
Production
company
Guggenheim Productions
Distributed byJohnstown Flood Museum[3]
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
26 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Johnstown Flood is a 1989 American short documentary film directed by Charles Guggenheim about the Johnstown Flood.[4] David McCullough, author of the 1968 book, The Johnstown Flood,[5] hosted the film.

An expanded version of the film aired on the television series American Experience in 1991.

Plot

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Cast

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  • Richard Dreyfuss as narrator

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Accolades

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The film won the Oscar at the 62nd Academy Awards for Documentary Short Subject.[7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Documentary Winners: 1990 Oscars
  2. ^ Review: The Johnstown Flood on JSTOR
  3. ^ WorldCat.org
  4. ^ Johnstown Flood: McCullough’s ‘Lucky Break’ Launched Career|90.5 WESA
  5. ^ In Johnstown, Pa., a flood of memories preserved following 1889 disaster|Park Rapids Enterprise
  6. ^ The full movie posted by Extreme Mysteries on YouTube This YouTube posting Is a different movie-- 2003 produced by Mark Bussler.
  7. ^ "The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  8. ^ 132nd anniversary of the Johnstown Flood|WJAC
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