The Land




 


The Land is the pictorial record of an odyssey that took Flaherty ("father of the documentary film") to almost every part of America during the summer of 1939. He and his crew drove through the rural countryside stopping to photograph whatever seemed of interest. 

The Land, directed, written and narrated by Robert Flaherty, 44 minutes, B&W, 1942. Photography: Floyd Crosby, Douglas Baker, Irving Lerner, Charles Herbert.  Music: Richard Arnell. Editing: Helen van Dongen.   Produced by the United Film Service (completed by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration.
 

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