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01/05/1971 Documentary 0h 18m
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Overview

Sentinels of Silence is a 1971 short documentary film on ancient Mexican civilizations. The film was directed and written by Mexican filmmaker Robert Amram, and is notable for being the first and only short film to win two Academy Awards.

  1. Robert Amram

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ricardo Montalban

  2. Orson Welles

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-02-02
Over fifty years after this was made, I reckon you'd still struggle to find a better filmed documentary that extolled the amazing constructions from Mexico's ancient past. From as far back at 1200 BC, the Toltecs, Olmecs, Monte Alto and Maya civilisations were erecting pyramid structures hundreds of feet into the sky, with perfect symmetries while constructing complex cities of stone with broad avenues and plazas. What's helped this nation enormously is that even though time has ravaged many of the buildings, the delights of modern day ordnance have not and so even at their most turbulent, the...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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