Documentary · United States of America · 1936 · 25m

The Plow That Broke the Plains

The Plow That Broke the Plains poster
Director
Pare Lorentz
Cast
Thomas Chalmers as Narrator (voice) Bam White as Farmer
Crew
Paul Ivano — Director of Photography Ralph Steiner — Director of Photography Paul Strand — Director of Photography Leo Hurwitz — Director of Photography Leo Zochling — Editor Virgil Thomson — Original Music Composer
Synopsis

A documentary about what happened to the Great Plains of the United States and Canada when uncontrolled farming destroyed the soil and led to the Dust Bowl.

Mood & Themes
farming
Key Collaborators
Pare Lorentz Director Paul Ivano Director of Photography Ralph Steiner Director of Photography Paul Strand Director of Photography Leo Hurwitz Director of Photography Leo Zochling Editor Virgil Thomson Original Music Composer Pare Lorentz Writer
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