The Plow That Broke the Plains

General Information

Author/Creator
Lorentz, Pare, director.
Language
English.
Published
United States
1935
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (58 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_10000140

Contents/Summary

Summary
Landmark Depression-era American documentary film from Pare Lorentz, The Plow That Broke The Plains was made to promote Roosevelt's New Deal as a way of repairing previous devastation to the land and its people in the Great Plains The film is accompanied by Virgil Thomson's original scores.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1333aAvailable-
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1333a
(HU_OSA_10000140.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format