Survival City

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Survival City
Directed byAnthony Muto
Produced by Edmund Reek
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • September 1955 (1955-09)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Survival City is a 1955 American short documentary film directed by Anthony Muto. In 1956, at the 28th Academy Awards, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel). [1] [2] The film depicted the effect of an atomic bomb on an American town. [3] A poster for the film was auctioned in 2007. [4]

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References

  1. "New York Times: Survival City". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
  2. "The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  3. https://www.tvguide.com/movies/survival-city/review/2000340108/
  4. https://movieposters.ha.com/itm/movie-posters/documentary/survival-city-20th-century-fox-1955-one-sheet-27-x-41-documentary-short-directed-by-anthony-muto-this-one-sheet-h/a/57032-25286.s