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The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)
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Writer:
Pare Lorentz (writer)
Release Date:
10 May 1936 (USA)
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1 win
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Not appreciated
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Thomas Chalmers | ... | Narrator (voice) |
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25 min | Argentina:28 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
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Three of the four cameramen (all but Paul Ivano) who worked on this film were fired by director/writer Pare Lorentz. Basically, they considered him too verbally script-oriented and not sufficiently visually oriented. One of these cameramen was Paul Strand, who went on to become one of America's most honored still photographers.
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Referenced in Donald Brittain: Filmmaker (1995)
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Reveille
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I would agree with previous comments to this documentary film "The Plow That Broke the Plains" as a story is not the most appreciated piece of work in any country other than the United States of America. This was an environment that effected America in such a big way and I personally cannot imagine what it would have been like during the years of the depression (as I cannot imagine all of the plight in modern history though out the world!)
But what I can appreciate what a nice piece of work this is and should be loved by the world over!
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7.9/10