The Land

Duration: 44

Year Published: 1942

Creator: National Audiovisual Center

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Robert Flaherty's study of the destructive aspects of farm mechanization which displaces workers. Beginning with the erosion problem, the film explores the deserted towns of the West, and ends with praise for government grain and irrigation projects designed to eliminate poverty and unemployment.

2 users have this film:
New York Public Library, University of Maryland 16mm

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