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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.
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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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