New earth

Duration: 23

Year Published: 1940s

Creator: Films of the Nations, F.O.N., New York city ; directed by Joris Ivens ; commentary, Irving Jacoby.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Ivens, Joris, 1898-1989.; Jacoby, Irving.; Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962.; Durant, Helen.; Shirley, Tom.; Films of the Nations, Inc.; Nieuwe gronden.

Description: Edited version of film originally released in Amsterdam in 1934 under title: Nieuwe gronden.; Credits taken from print.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; Music, Hanns Eisler; editing, Helen Van Dongen.; Narration, Tom Shirley.; A documentary on the reclamation of the Zuiderzee in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Ivens offered it to the Dutch government in exile to help the war effort. It was edited and cut and the central idea of the original film changed.; PFA 1608-04-242. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: June 15, 2004 scratched.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE