June 9, 1992
Release Date

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Fires of Kuwait (1992)

Name: Fires of Kuwait
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1992-06-09

36m

Running Time

June 9, 1992
Release Date

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Plot.

After Saddam Hussein had the Kuwait Oil wells lit up, teams from all over the world fought those fires for months. They had to save the oil resources, as well as reduce air pollution. The different teams developed different techniques of extinguishing the fires. Man's emergency creativity can be seen at it's best.

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Cast & Crew.

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Narrator (voice)

David Douglas

Director / Director of Photography

Sally Dundas

Producer

Michael Brook

Music

Barbara Kerr

Editor

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Details.

Release Date
June 9, 1992

Status
Released

Running Time
36m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2024-09-28

This Movie Is About.

fire fighting

kuwait

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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. The film was the winner of the 2005 Hall of Fame Award from Giant Screen Cinema Association. The documentary focuses on the international effort to extinguish Kuwait's burning oilfields in the aftermath of the Gulf War.