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Sky Above and Mud Beneath (French: Le Ciel et la boue, lit. 'the sky and the ball'), also released as The Sky Above –The Mud Below, is a 1961 French documentary film. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
In this Academy Award-winning documentary, six Europeans trekked to Dutch New Guinea in 1959. The expedition met villagers who invited them to observe ritual...
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Aug 16, 2021 · Sky Above and Mud Beneath (1961) Jackson DeStefano. 594 subscribers. 162. 6.3K views 2 years ago. ...more. Also titled "The Sky Above, The Mud Below", this won the Oscar for Best...
With Gerard Delloye, Tony Saulnier, Herve de Maigret, William Dexter. In September, 1959, six Europeans leave Cook's Bay on the southern coast of Dutch New Guinea, now West Papua or Irian Jaya, to trek north to the far side of the island.
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Overview. In September, 1959, six Europeans leave Cook's Bay on the southern coast of Dutch New Guinea, now West Papua or Irian Jaya, to trek north to the far side of the island. The journey (450 miles, as a crow flies) across unmapped territory took seven months; three Muyu porters died.
The Sky Above, the Mud Below. 1961 · 1 hr 29 min. TV-14. Documentary. In 1959, six Europeans embarked on a seventh-month expedition across Dutch New Guinea, meeting local villagers and fighting off leeches and malaria.
In September, 1959, six Europeans leave Cook's Bay on the southern coast of Dutch New Guinea, now West Papua or Irian Jaya, to trek north to the far side of the island. The journey (450 miles, as a crow flies) across unmapped territory took seven months; three Muyu porters died.
