Documentary · United States of America · 1977 · 30m

Prairie Fire

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Director
Rob NilssonJohn Hanson
Cast
Henry Martinson as Narrator (voice) Eugene Corr as Self - Speaker (voice) (as Gene Corr) Dan Leegant as Self - Speaker (voice)
Crew
David Ozzie Ahlers — Original Music Composer
Synopsis

The first segment of what would eventually be the Prairie Trilogy, about veteran North Dakota poet and socialist organizer Henry Martinson, who fought against economic exploitation. Martinson recounts the 1916 birth of the Socialist Nonpartisan League, his narrative accompanied by images shot by Nilsson’s own grandfather, Frithjof Holmboe.

Key Collaborators
Rob Nilsson Director John Hanson Director David Ozzie Ahlers Original Music Composer
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