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Sky Above and Mud Beneath

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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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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
  • Lead section
    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.
  • 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.
  • Created By: Pierre Dominique Gaisseau, Infobox: director
    Pierre Dominique Gaisseau
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