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Fires of Kuwait

Fires of Kuwait

1992Short⏱️ 36m
DocumentaryShort
⭐ 7.4
IMDB Rating
624 votes

Man's emergency creativity can be seen at its best, after Saddam Hussein had the Kuwait oil wells lit up, as teams from all over the world fought those fires for months, and had to save the oil resources, as well as reduce air pol...

Director
David Douglas
Writers
N/A
Stars
Rip Torn
Release Date
June 9, 1992
Country
United States
🎯 3
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 7
Reviews
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Rip Torn
Rip Torn
as Self - Narrator

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.44 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Kuwait
Production
IMAX, Black Sun Films

🏷️ Keywords

black smokeoil industrykuwaiti oil firesburning oilcrude oil

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryShort

⭐ Featured Review

Highly Entertaining, Highly Enjoyable, Highly Flammable
by c_nordby β€’ 1999-11-10
8/10

"The neatest thing about this documentary was watching the fire crews come up with the many ingenious ways to battle the various oil well fires. I saw this film on an IMAX screen which certainly added it's own cinematic touch to the works. There's nothing quite like watching a 40 ft. pillar of flame shooting up in front of you. I've also seen the video version, and while it's not as visually stunning, it is still highly enjoyable...."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The first IMAX film to be nominated for an Oscar (Best Documentary).

πŸ“– Synopsis

Man's emergency creativity can be seen at its best, after Saddam Hussein had the Kuwait oil wells lit up, as teams from all over the world fought those fires for months, and had to save the oil resources, as well as reduce air pol...