Sky Above and Mud Beneath

Only sky and dirt is a French documentary from the year 1961.

Action

The French adventurer Pierre -Dominique Gaisseau breaks in 1959 to a seven -month expedition to New Guinea on. Gaisseau is accompanied by six researchers, four soldiers and 60 vehicles. The expedition is managed on foot and by rafts and canoes. You cross ridge, descends into deep valleys and reached the Princess Marijke River.

Meet The expedition members on pygmies, head hunters and cannibals and participate in their rites. The men suffer from insect swarms and are plagued by leeches. When the journey is over, three of the carrier have died. Eight men have been wounded, 22 are ill.

Reviews

The lexicon of the International film described the film as a sports venture as cinematic achievement as impressive, although making in details unnecessary speculation after sensational noticeable.

Bosley Crowther of The New York Times praised the film as a solid and remarkably well- photographed color film with an excellent English narration.

Awards

1962, the film in the category Best Documentary was awarded the Oscar. A year earlier, he was nominated at the International Film Festival in Cannes for the Golden Palm.

Background

The premiere took place at the International Film Festival in Cannes in May 1961. In Germany he appeared on October 6, 1961 in the cinemas.

Spokesman for the English version was William Dexter.