The Kuwait Sea of Flames
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Kuwait Sea of Flames |
| Original title | Fires of Kuwait |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1992 |
| length | 36 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | David Douglas |
| script | David Douglas |
| production | Sally Dundas |
| music | Michael Brook |
| camera | David Douglas |
| cut | Barbara Kerr |
The Sea of Flames from Kuwait is a 1992 American documentary .
action
After the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein set fire to the Kuwaiti oil fields, special teams from all over the world were brought to the small country to put out the fires and stop the pollution. The film introduces the different techniques that were used. So z. B. used by a US team TNT, which is detonated and whose shock wave is supposed to smother the flames. A Hungarian team uses the engines of a fighter jet, which, mounted on a tank, blow out the flames.
criticism
Desson Howe of the Washington Post wrote that on a normal screen the film looked like a normal dedicated documentary. In the IMAX format, however, it becomes a titanic and archetypal human versus nature exchange .
Awards
In 1993 the film was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Documentary .
Barbara Kerr received the Eddie , the film award of the American Cinema Editors , for her work .
background
The film was shot on the IMAX system and is the first film of its kind to receive an Oscar nomination.
The film's spokesman was actor Rip Torn .
Web links
- The Inferno of Kuwait in the Internet Movie Database (English)