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| Directed by | Michael Moore |
| Written by | Michael Moore |
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| Starring | Michael Moore |
| Narrated by | Michael Moore |
| Edited by | Kurt Engfehr |
| Music by | Jeff Gibbs |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
| Box office | $58 million |
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Location: Perpetrators: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold |
Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 documentary film written, produced, directed, and narrated by Michael Moore. The film explores what Moore suggests are the primary causes for the Columbine High School massacre and other acts of gun violence. He focuses on the background and environment in which the massacre took place and some common public opinions and assumptions about related issues. The film also looks into the nature of violence in the United States, and American violence abroad.[4]
A critical and commercial success, the film brought Moore international attention as a rising filmmaker and won numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature, a special 55th Anniversary Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival,[5] and the César Award for Best Foreign Film.[6] The film is widely considered one of the greatest documentary films of all time.[7][8][9][10]
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- ^ The Criterion Collection (27 June 2018). Looking Back at Bowling for Columbine. Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-03 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Bowling for Columbine". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
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- ^ "International Documentary Association Top Twenty Documentaries of All-Time". Central Washington University. Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ ""Bowling for Columbine" Named Best Documentary Film". About.com. 2002-12-12. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Top 100 Documentary Movies". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "The 25 "Greatest" Documentaries of All Time: 5. Bowling for Columbine". PBS. December 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2022.