The films of Pare Lorentz / Pare Lorentz.

The plow that broke the plains: Shows the challenges faced by wheat farmers and cattle ranchers in the Great Plains, climaxing in a vivid portrait of the record drought that produced the dust bowl and the plight of the people who felt its impact. The river: Illustrates the problems of flood control...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Documentary Association
Other Authors: Lorentz, Pare
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989
Chalmers, Thomas, 1884-1966
Gruenberg, Louis, 1884-1964
McCormick, Myron
Haynes, Storris
Geer, Will
Diggs, Dudley
Adams, Dorothy, 1900-1988
Urban, Dorothy
Anderson, Effie
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles] : International Documentary Association, [2010]
Subjects:
United States > Economic conditions.
United States > Social conditions.
Great Plains > History.
Mississippi River > History.
Land use > Mississippi River Valley.
Physicians > United States > Drama.
Pregnancy > United States > Drama.
Childbirth > United States > Drama.
Documentary films.
Documentary-style films.
Short films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Documentary films.
Documentary-style films.
Short films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
The plow that broke the plains: Shows the challenges faced by wheat farmers and cattle ranchers in the Great Plains, climaxing in a vivid portrait of the record drought that produced the dust bowl and the plight of the people who felt its impact.
The river: Illustrates the problems of flood control on the Mississippi River and the efforts to correct it. While arguing that the building of dams would put an end to the destruction of crops and property brought about by the havoc of annual floods, Lorentz reveals the ways the river has been misused.
The fight for life: Presents a staged re-enactment of an emergency childbirth in an urban hospital. As the story of the mother's difficult delivery and death in spite of valiant efforts by the doctors to save her unfolds, The Fight For Life reveals the crisis of health and pre-natal care among the urban poor of the period, and explores the impoverished lives of the working people of the cities, who live in slums and tenements where they are forced to suffer from the disabling diseases endemic in such environments.
Note:Bonus feature: Pare Lorentz study guide (DVD-ROM).
Videorecording.
Call Number:HC106 .F54 2010 VideoDVD
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.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R)
Participant or Performer:
Cast of The fight for life: Myron McCormick, Storris Haynes, Will Geer, Dudley Diggs, Dorothy Adams, Dorothy Urban, Effie Anderson.