The Johnstown Flood (1989 film)

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The Johnstown Flood
Directed by Charles Guggenheim
Written byCharles Guggenheim
Produced byCharles Guggenheim [1] [2]
Starring Len Cariou
David McCullough
CinematographyErich Roland
Edited byCatherine Shields
Production
company
Guggenheim Productions
Distributed by Johnstown 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.

Contents

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

Plot

Cast

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Accolades

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

See also

References

  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