The films of Pare Lorentz
The plow that broke the plains traces the social and economic history of the Great Plains from the settlement of the prairies through the World War I boom to the years of depression and drought. The river is a Depression-era documentary which chronicles the exploration and exploitation of the Missis...
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| Language: | English |
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[Los Angeles] :
International Documentary Association,
[between 2000 and 2009]
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| Summary: | The plow that broke the plains traces the social and economic history of the Great Plains from the settlement of the prairies through the World War I boom to the years of depression and drought. The river is a Depression-era documentary which chronicles the exploration and exploitation of the Mississippi River from the Civil War through the 1920s. The fight for life is a documentary on the struggle of a young doctor against disease and death during pregnancy and childbirth in a city slum |
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| Item Description: | Bonus feature: Pare Lorentz study guide (DVD-ROM) This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in |
| Format: | DVD-R |
| Production Credits: | The plow that broke the plains: written and directed by Pare Lorentz ; photograhy by Ralph Steiner, Paul Strand, Leo Hurwitz and Paul Evans ; edited by Leo Zockling ; music by Virgil Thomson ; narrator, Thomas Chalmers. The river: written and directed by Paul Lorentz ; photography by Stacy Woodard, Floyd Crosby and Willard Van Dyke ; edited by Leo Zockling and Lloyd Nosler ; music by Virgil Thomson ; narrator, Thomas Chalmers. The fight for life: produced and directed by Pare Lorentz ; screenplay by Pare Lorentz ; music by Louis Gruenberg |