1940 | United States | Documentary

Power and the Land (1940)

  • English - 39 mins
  • Director | Joris Ivens
  • Writer | Stephen Vincent Benet, Joris Ivens, Edwin Locke
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

In the framework of the New Deal politics, Joris Ivens was commissioned to film the benefits of rural electrification. The film shows the situation before and after the Rural Electrification Administration brought electricity to the farm of the Parkinson family.

Documentary Historical Political Social Issues Educational Agriculture American History Rural Life
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