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The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Thomas Chalmers ...
Narrator (voice)
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Bam White ...
Farmer
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10 May 1936 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Der Pflug  »

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Runtime:

| (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Sound Mix:

(Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

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. See more »

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"Reveille"
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Impressive, emotionally moving film
27 October 1998 | by (Raleigh, NC) – See all my reviews

This film is a companion film to The River, also directed by Pare Lorentz. It is beautifully filmed and has a wonderful score. The topic is soil erosion and the resulting dust bowl conditions during the U.S. depression. This film would be a marvelous choice to show young students who are studying the environment or who are studying U.S. history. It is available from several sources. My video came from Kino Video and also contained The River, a film on a resettlement camp and a film on rural electrification. All were excellent. There is another film Lorentz was involved with called The City. I have seen stills from the movie but have not been able to find a source for it.


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