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An Inconvenient Truth

2006 film by Davis Guggenheim
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Summary

An Inconvenient Truth is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,164 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3], Academy Award for Best Original Song[4], American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Documentary Film[5], Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film[6], Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary[7], Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary[8], Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary[9], Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Non-Fiction Film[10], Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award[11]
  • Director: Davis Guggenheim[12]
  • Screenwriter: Al Gore[13]
  • Composer: Michael Brook[14]
  • Genre: documentary film[15]
  • Followed by: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power[16]
  • Producer: Lawrence Bender[17], Scott Z. Burns[18], Laurie David[19], Jeff Skoll[20]
  • Performer: Michael Brook[21]
  • Production company: Participant[22]
  • Director of photography: Davis Guggenheim[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Commons category: An Inconvenient Truth[25]
  • Review score: 7.7/10[26], 93%[27], 75/100[28]
  • Color: color[29]
  • Country of origin: United States[30]
  • Publication date: January 24, 2006[31], May 20, 2006[32], May 24, 2006[33], June 11, 2006[34], June 30, 2006[35], August 31, 2006[36], September 8, 2006[37], September 14, 2006[38], September 15, 2006[39], October 5, 2006[40], October 11, 2006[41], October 12, 2006[42], October 13, 2006[43], October 19, 2006[44]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Vantage[45]
  • Official website: http://www.takepart.com/an-inconvenient-truth/film[46]
  • Film editor: Jay Cassidy[47]
  • Nominated for: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song[48], Gotham Award for Best Documentary[49], Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media[50], Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[51]
  • Title: An Inconvenient Truth[52]

Why It Matters

An Inconvenient Truth has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

It has been cited as an influence by Howey Ou[55], an activist[56], b. 2002[57], of People's Republic of China[58], specialised in climate change mitigation[59].

FAQs

What awards did An Inconvenient Truth receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3], Academy Award for Best Original Song[4], American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Documentary Film[5], and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Film[6].

Who did An Inconvenient Truth influence?

An Inconvenient Truth has been cited as an influence by Howey Ou[55].

Related Entities

Al Gore film Jeff Skoll United States

References

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  24. [26] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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