The True Story of the Civil War
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The True Story of the Civil War is a 1956 short documentary film
directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen
. It won an Academy Award in 1957
for Documentary Short Subject
.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen
Louis Clyde Stoumen
Louis Clyde Stoumen was an American film director and producer. He won two Academy Awards; the first in 1957 for Best Documentary Short Subject , and the second in 1963 for Best Documentary Feature .He was born in Springtown, Pennsylvania and died in Sonoma...
. It won an Academy Award in 1957
29th Academy Awards
During the 29th Academy Awards, the regular competitive category of Best Foreign Language Film was introduced, instead of only being recognized as a Special Achievement Award or as a Best Picture nominee . The first winner in this new category was Federico Fellini's La strada with Anthony Quinn and...
for Documentary Short Subject
Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
This is a list of films by year that have received an Oscar together with the other nominations for best documentary short subject. Following the Academy's practice, the year listed for each film is the year of release: the awards are announced and presented early in the following year.-1940s:*1941...
.