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Sky Above and Mud Beneath

Documentary and Nonfiction Film

Sky Above and Mud Beneath, also released as The Sky Above, The Mud Below, is a 1961 French documentary film directed by Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau chronicling an expedition across the interior of Netherlands New Guinea. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.

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Original Language
French 1
Award
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film 2
Release Year
1961 3
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1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationSky Above and Mud Beneath, lead paragraph (Wikipedia), original language
Quote, Sky Above and Mud Beneath, lead paragraph (Wikipedia), original language
'the sky and the mud'), also released as The Sky Above, The Mud Below, is a 1961 French documentary film.
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2. Sky Above and Mud Beneath (Wikidata)
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
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Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.
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3. Sky Above and Mud Beneath (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox
    May 1961
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    Sky Above and Mud Beneath (French: Le Ciel et la boue, lit. 'the sky and the mud'), also released as The Sky Above, The Mud Below, is a 1961 French documentary film.
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