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Bitter Harvest

  • TV Movie
  • 1981
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
338
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Bitter Harvest (1981)
Drama

A farmer's herd sickens and dies, then his family and neighbors fall ill, so he bucks the state agricultural establishment as he pursues the politically explosive investigation of how his fa... Read allA farmer's herd sickens and dies, then his family and neighbors fall ill, so he bucks the state agricultural establishment as he pursues the politically explosive investigation of how his farm, family, and friends came to be poisoned.A farmer's herd sickens and dies, then his family and neighbors fall ill, so he bucks the state agricultural establishment as he pursues the politically explosive investigation of how his farm, family, and friends came to be poisoned.

  • Director
    • Roger Young
  • Writers
    • Frederic Halbert
    • Sandra Halbert
    • Richard Friedenberg
  • Stars
    • Ron Howard
    • Art Carney
    • Tarah Nutter
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    338
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roger Young
    • Writers
      • Frederic Halbert
      • Sandra Halbert
      • Richard Friedenberg
    • Stars
      • Ron Howard
      • Art Carney
      • Tarah Nutter
    • 14User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 5 nominations total

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    Ron Howard
    Ron Howard
    • Ned De Vries
    Art Carney
    Art Carney
    • Walter Peary
    Tarah Nutter
    • Kate De Vries
    David Knell
    David Knell
    • Brandon
    Barry Corbin
    Barry Corbin
    • Dr. Agajanian
    Richard Dysart
    Richard Dysart
    • Dr. Morton Freeman
    Michael Bond
    • DeJong
    Jim Haynie
    • Doc
    Robert Hirschfeld
    • Harold
    G.W. Bailey
    G.W. Bailey
    • Lazlo
    Robert Behling
    • Art
    Ken Hixon
    • Williams
    Dwight Schultz
    Dwight Schultz
    • Schlatter
    Joe Miksak
    • Al
    J.E. Freeman
    J.E. Freeman
    • Farmer #2
    Will Marchetti
    • Farmer #3
    Matthew Locricchio
    • Worker
    • (as Matt Locrichio)
    Ross McKerras
    • Man #1
    • (as Ron Meszaros)
    • Director
      • Roger Young
    • Writers
      • Frederic Halbert
      • Sandra Halbert
      • Richard Friedenberg
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    • Trivia
      This true story happened in rural Michigan, and was in court before the citizens were aware that they had been poisoned by Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB), a fire retardant that got inadvertently mixed into cattle feed by the local Farm Bureau. It took two years before the citizens were aware that the beef and milk were toxic.
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      Featured in The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1981)

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    10/10

    The movie was based on a true story and one in which i lived in

    I lived 20 miles from the town the mix up occurred. I was told the chemical that was mixed with feed would not harm me or my family and that it stayed in the body of humans in fat cells. I have 2 daughters that I believe suffer the effects of this chemical and can not get much help from government concerning what happened on those farms and the true effects it has on the body. Michigan did a great job of a cover-up and still does for that matter. My daughters have tried to get information concerning what happened to no avail. This movie is the only one made on the matter and I am going to try to get a copy to show to my daughters. I remember watching it and at the time did not know my daughters had reproductive problems that are extremely unusual and not something my ex husband and I ever had a family history of. Thank you Mr. Howard for making a movie that tells what really happened and not what the state of Michigan is covering up.
    • cbeetlelady
    • Jun 23, 2006
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    • Release date
      • May 18, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cosecha amarga
    • Filming locations
      • Healdsburg, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Charles Fries Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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