Amazon (1997)

Name: Amazon
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-01-01
Duration: 38 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Linda Hunt, Adrian Villanueva, Jesse Corti, Sydney Possuelo, Mark Plotkin

Amazon (1997), directed by Kieth Merrill, starring Linda Hunt and Adrian Villanueva.

01/01/1997 BR Documentary 38m

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Synopsis

Explore the mysterious Amazon through the amazing IMAX experience. Amazon celebrates the beauty, vitality and wonder of the rapidly disappearing rain forest.

Mike HooverCinematography
Kieth MerrillDirector, Producer, Writer
Stephen L. JohnsonEditing
Jonathan SternProducer

About the film

Amazon is a 1997 American short documentary film directed by Kieth Merrill. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

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Amazon is a 1997 American short documentary film directed by Kieth Merrill. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Summary

The film features ethnobiologist Mark Plotkin, who discusses the role of rainforest conservation and the benefits of investigating it further in the interest of medical and scientific knowledge.

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Amazon at MacGillivray Freeman Films

Amazon at Movies For Families

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Amazon at IMAX

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Trivia

It premiered on January 1, 1997, a Wednesday.
It won 0 award(s) and received 1 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) among them.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosOgden Entertainment Company
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Nominations

Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) 1998

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Mike Hoover Cinematography
Kieth Merrill Director
Stephen L. Johnson Editing
Jonathan Stern Producer
Kieth Merrill Producer
Alan Williams Original music
Kieth Merrill Writer
Loren McIntyre Writer

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What is Amazon about?

Amazon: Explore the mysterious Amazon through the amazing IMAX experience. Amazon celebrates the beauty, vitality and wonder of the rapidly disappearing rain forest.

Who directed Amazon?

Amazon was directed by Kieth Merrill in 1997.

Who stars in Amazon?

The cast of Amazon includes Linda Hunt, Adrian Villanueva, Jesse Corti, Sydney Possuelo and Mark Plotkin.

How long is Amazon?

Amazon runs for 38 minutes, or 0h38.