The Johnstown Flood is a 1989 American short documentary film directed by Charles Guggenheim about the Johnstown Flood.[4] David McCullough, author of the 1968 book, The Johnstown Flood,[5] hosted the film.
An expanded version of the film aired on the television series American Experience in 1991.
Plot
Cast
- Richard Dreyfuss as narrator
- David McCullough as host
Accolades
The film won the Oscar at the 62nd Academy Awards for Documentary Short Subject.[7][8]
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
- ^ In Johnstown, Pa., a flood of memories preserved following 1889 disaster|Park Rapids Enterprise
- ^ The full movie posted by Extreme Mysteries on YouTube This YouTube posting Is a different movie-- 2003 produced by Mark Bussler.
- ^ "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 at AllMovie
- The Johnstown Flood is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
