Additional information

Title

The Sky Above, the Mud Below

Original Title

Le ciel et la boue

Year

1961

Runtime

1 Hour 32 Min

Awards

Won 1 Oscar, 1 win & 1 nomination total

Directors

Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau

Writers

Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau

Stars

Gerard Delloye, Tony Saulnier, Herve de Maigret

IMDb Rating

7.1

Keywords

stone age, headhunter, cannibal, ritual, nudity

Country

France, Liechtenstein

Language

French

Subtitles

English

The Sky Above, the Mud Below (1961)

In September, 1959, six Europeans leave Cook’s Bay on the southern coast of Dutch New Guinea, now West Papua or Irian Jaya, to trek north to the far side of the island. The journey (450 miles, as a crow flies) across unmapped territory took seven months; three Muyu porters died. Near both coasts, the expedition met villagers who invited them to observe rituals and liv… Read all

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