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  • The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)
  • Unrated
    Short | 25 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)
Unrated
Short | 25 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
This documentary is about what happened to the Great Plains of the United States when a combination of farming practices and environmental factors led to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.
Director
Pare Lorentz
Writer
Pare Lorentz
Composer
Virgil Thomson (composed by)
Cinematographers
Leo Hurwitz (photography) (as Leo T. Hurwitz) | Paul Ivano (photography) | Ralph Steiner (photography) | Paul Strand (photography)
Editor
Leo Zochling
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Release date
May 10, 1936 (United States)
Awards
1 win

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