The Johnstown Flood (1989 film)
| The Johnstown Flood | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles Guggenheim |
| Written by | Charles Guggenheim |
| Produced by | Charles Guggenheim[1][2] |
| Narrated by | Len Cariou |
| Cinematography | Erich Roland |
| Edited by | Catherine Shields |
Production company | Guggenheim Productions |
| Distributed by | Johnstown Flood Museum[3] |
Release date |
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Running time | 26 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Johnstown Flood is a 1989 American short documentary film directed by Charles Guggenheim about the Johnstown Flood.[4] An expanded version of the film aired on the television series American Experience in 1991.
Plot
The film tells the story of the flooding of the blue collar industrial city known as Johnstown, Pennsylvania and the 2,000 residents who lived there caused by heavy rains on the neglected South Fork Dam owned by wealthy industrialists from Pittsburgh who used it as apleasure lake for their families.[5]
Cast
- Len Cariou as narrator
Accolades
The film won the Oscar at the 62nd Academy Awards for Documentary Short Subject.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ Documentary Winners: 1990 Oscars
- ^ Review: The Johnstown Flood on JSTOR
- ^ WorldCat.org
- ^ Johnstown Flood: McCullough’s ‘Lucky Break’ Launched Career|90.5 WESA
- ^ Letterboxd
- ^ "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.
- ^ 132nd anniversary of the Johnstown Flood|WJAC
External links
- Official website
- The Johnstown Flood at IMDb
- The Johnstown Flood is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive