The Dust Bowl (film)
| The Dust Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ken Burns |
| Produced by |
Ken Burns Dayton Duncan Julie Dunfey |
| Written by | Dayton Duncan |
| Starring |
Patricia Clarkson Kevin Conway Amy Madigan Carolyn McCormick |
| Narrated by | Peter Coyote |
| Music by | Craig Mellish |
| Cinematography | Buddy Squires, Stephen McCarthy |
| Edited by | Craig Mellish, Ryan Gifford |
Production company |
Florentine Films WETA-TV |
| Distributed by | PBS |
Release dates | November 18, 2012 |
Running time | 240 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Dust Bowl (2012) is a documentary film directed by Ken Burns which aired on Public Broadcasting System on November 18 and 19, 2012. The four-part miniseries recounts the impact of the Dust Bowl on the U.S. during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
The film features the voices of Patricia Clarkson, Peter Coyote, and Carolyn McCormick.[1]
Episodes
- "The Great Plow-Up"
- "Dust to Eat"
- "Reaping the Whirlwind"
- "The Hardy Ones"
Other uses
Images of the documentary were used in the 2014 film Interstellar, that deals with massive dust storms in a near future.
See also
- Caroline Henderson (author)
- List of American Experience episodes#Season 10: 1997-1998 – Surviving the Dust Bowl aired on PBS in 2009[2]
- The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936 documentary by Pare Lorentz)
References
- ↑ Film's official website at PBS
- ↑ "American Experience – Surviving the Dust Bowl". Public Broadcasting Service. 2009-01-15.
The Dust Bowl brought drought, dust, disease and death to the Midwest for nearly a decade.
External links
- Film's official website at PBS
- The Dust Bowl at the Internet Movie Database
- Video Preview at PBS
- PBS press release announcing The Dust Bowl (April 11, 2012)
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