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Sky Above and Mud Beneath

1961 French documentary film directed by Pierre Dominique Gaisseau
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Summary

Sky Above and Mud Beneath is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3]
  • Director: Pierre Dominique Gaisseau[4]
  • Screenwriter: Pierre Dominique Gaisseau[5]
  • Genre: documentary film[6]
  • Cast member: Pierre Dominique Gaisseau[7]
  • Producer: Arthur Cohn[8]
  • Original language of film or TV show: French[9]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[10]
  • Color: color[11]
  • Country of origin: France[12]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1960[13]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[14]
  • Significant event: Franse filmexpeditie naar Nederlands-Nieuw-Guinea[15]
  • Main subject: Franse filmexpeditie naar Nederlands-Nieuw-Guinea[16]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[17]
  • Title: Le Ciel et la Boue[18]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[19]
  • Duration: 86 minutes[20]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[21]

Why It Matters

Sky Above and Mud Beneath has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

What awards did Sky Above and Mud Beneath receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3].

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Screenwriter → Pierre Dominique Gaisseau
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