Documentary · United States of America · 1940 · 38m

Power and the Land

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Director

Cast

William Adams as Narrator (voice) Stephen Vincent Benet as Commentator Hazel Parkinson as Self William Parkinson as Self

Crew

Floyd Crosby — Director of Photography Arthur J. Ornitz — Director of Photography Helen van Dongen — Editor Douglas Moore — Original Music Composer Joris Ivens — Writer Edwin Locke — Writer

Synopsis

A documentary showing the struggle to bring electricity to rural areas of the United States.

Key Collaborators

Joris Ivens Director Floyd Crosby Director of Photography Arthur J. Ornitz Director of Photography Helen van Dongen Editor Douglas Moore Original Music Composer Joris Ivens Writer Edwin Locke Writer Stephen Vincent Benet Writer

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