''The Really Big Family'' is a 1966 American
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
directed by
Alexander Grasshoff
Alexander Grasshoff (December 10, 1928 – April 5, 2008) was an American documentary filmmaker and director who received three Oscar nominations.
Along with fellow producer Robert Cohn, he is perhaps best known for writing and directing the doc ...
about the Dukes family of Seattle, who had 18 children. It was nominated for an
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
for
Best Documentary Feature.
See also
*
List of American films of 1966
This is a list of American films released in 1966.
'' A Man for All Seasons'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
A–B
C–H
I–R
S–Z
See also
* 1966 in the United States
References
External links
1966 filmsat the Interne ...
References
External links
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''The Really Big Family''at
David L. Wolper Productions
1966 films
1966 documentary films
1966 short films
American short documentary films
American black-and-white films
1960s English-language films
Black-and-white documentary films
1960s short documentary films
Films directed by Alex Grasshoff
Films set in Seattle
Documentary films about families
1960s American films
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