Spellbound

Name: Spellbound
Director: Jeffrey Blitz
Released: 2002-01-01

2002 documentary about spelling bees directed by Jeffrey Blitz

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Released: 2002
Director: Jeffrey Blitz
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0334405/Retrieved 2016-05-07
2.decine21.com/Peliculas/Spellbound-8692Retrieved 2016-05-07
3.filmaffinity.com/es/film436726.htmlRetrieved 2016-05-07
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Screenwriter: Jeffrey Blitz
Producer: Jeffrey Blitz
, Sean Welch
Runtime: 97 min
Genre: documentary film
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0334405/Retrieved 2016-05-07
2.metacritic.com/movie/spellboundRetrieved 2016-05-07
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Country of origin: United States
Original language: English

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Spellbound is a 2002 American documentary that was directed by Jeffrey Blitz. The film follows eight competitors in the 1999 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The film received positive reviews and won several awards, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

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Main subject: Scripps National Spelling Bee
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film(February 11, 2003) statement is subject of: 75th Academy Awards
Title: Spellbound
Color: color
Film editor: Yana Gorskaya
Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 80/100(April 12, 2024) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 34 critic review
97%(October 8, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 139 critic review
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8.3/10(October 8, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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Recorded participant: Frank Neuhauser

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