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A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (2006) -- OilCrash is examining the state of the world's dwindling oil resources. It finds that we're running out of fossil fuels much sooner than anticipated.

Overview

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Writers:
Basil Gelpke (writer)
Ray McCormack (writer)
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Release Date:
March 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary | War more
Tagline:
The Oil Crash more
Plot:
A theatrical documentary on the planet's dwindling oil resources. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins more
User Comments:
Fantastic Display of Facts more (21 total)

Cast

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Wade Adams ... Himself - Researcher in nanotechnology
Abdul Samad Al-Awadi ... Himself - Oil consultant (as Abdul Samad al-Awadi)
Fadhil J. Al-Chalabi ... Himself - Former OPEC executive secretary-general (as Fadhil al-Chalabi)
Roscoe Bartlett ... Himself - US Congressman
Robert Bottome ... Himself - Economist, Caracas
Colin J. Campbell ... Himself - Oil geologist
Marcello Colitti ... Himself - Former chief executive of ENI S.p.A.
Alberto Quirós Corradi ... Himself - President of Allied Consulting, Caracas
Mir-Babajev Mir-Jusiv Fazilogli ... Himself - Oil historian
Daniele Ganser ... Himself - Historian
Dr. David L. Goodstein Ph.D. ... Himself - Professor of physics and applied physics
Terry Lynn Karl ... Herself - Professor of political science
Franklin M. Orr Jr. ... Himself - Professor
Sherry Phillips ... Herself - mayor of McCamey, Texas
Matthew David Savinar ... Himself - Attorney
Matthew Simmons ... Himself - Energy adviser to US President George W. Bush
Alfred M. Spormann ... Himself - Professor of environmental microbiology
Manouchehr Takin ... Himself - Senior petroleum analyst
Louis Woodward ... Himself - Oil entrepreneur
Gary Yanibelli ... Himself - Hummer car salesman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Crude Awakening (USA) (short title)
Ein böses Erwachen - Der Ölcrash (Germany) (TV title)
OilCrash (International: English title) (short title)
Öljy loppuu, mitä sitten? (Finland) [fi]
Oljan tar slut, vad sedan? (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
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Runtime:
84 min | 85 min (approx)
Country:
Switzerland | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | UK:PG | Australia:G | New Zealand:G
Filming Locations:
Baku, Azerbaijan more
Company:
Lava Productions more

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User Comments

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9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Fantastic Display of Facts, 30 March 2007
10/10
Author: ravis-3 from Canada

This is a movie that people should be forced to see! It is an amazing display of the facts. These are real issues that everyone is going to have to deal with! The problems are not going to be solved by pointing fingers and expecting our governments to mitigate the problem, the problem lies within us as consumers! It is time that we look to our own lives and determine how we can live with far less than we currently do. The people that can grasp this concept will be far better off than those who are stuck in the past. Relocalization, reduction, more efficient use of energy and a serious reduction in consumption are great first starts.

Thanks Basil for the great movie, I look forward to your next film!

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