Fires of Kuwait is a 1992 American documentary film on the Kuwaiti oil fires directed by David Douglas. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[1] The film was the winner of the 2005 Hall of Fame Award from Giant Screen Cinema Association.[2] The documentary focuses on the international effort to extinguish Kuwait's burning oilfields in the aftermath of the Gulf War.
Fires of Kuwait | |
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Directed by | David Douglas |
Produced by | Sally Dundas André Picard Diane Roberts |
Narrated by | Rip Torn |
Cinematography | David Douglas |
Edited by | Barbara Kerr |
Music by | Michael Brook |
Distributed by | IMAX Corporation |
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Running time | 36 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
References
edit- ^ "NY Times: Fires of Kuwait". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2010. Archived from the original on September 25, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
- ^ "2005 Industry Awards". Giant Screen Cinema Association. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
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