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The Johnstown Flood

1989 film by Charles Guggenheim
Movie short_film Q2412262
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Summary

The Johnstown Flood is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3]
  • Director: Charles Guggenheim[4]
  • Screenwriter: Charles Guggenheim[5]
  • Genre: documentary film[6]
  • Cast member: Len Cariou[7], David McCullough[8]
  • Production company: Guggenheim Productions[9]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[10]
  • Color: color[11], black-and-white[12]
  • Country of origin: United States[13]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1989[14]
  • Official website: http://pbsinternational.org/programs/johnstown-flood/[15]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[16]
  • Title: The Johnstown Flood[17]
  • Duration: 26 minutes[18]

Why It Matters

The Johnstown Flood has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What awards did The Johnstown Flood receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)[3].

Related Entities

David G. McCullough United States

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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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Screenwriter → Charles Guggenheim
    Production company → Guggenheim Productions
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