Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements

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Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements
Directed byDeborah Shaffer
Produced byDavid Goodman
Starring Charlie Clements
Edited by Deborah Shaffer
Production
company
Distributed by First Run Features
Release date
  • October 1985 (1985-10)
Running time
29 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements is a 1985 American short documentary film directed by Deborah Shaffer and starring Charlie Clements. Produced by David H. Goodman, it won an Oscar for Documentary Short Subject at the 58th Academy Awards, held in 1986. [1]

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  1. "New York Times: Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2008.