The Plow That Broke the Plains

Summary

The Plow That Broke the Plains is a short film^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Plow That Broke the Plains's instance of is recorded as short film^[3].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains was directed by Pare Lorentz^[4].
• Pare Lorentz wrote the screenplay for The Plow That Broke the Plains^[5].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's composer is recorded as Virgil Thomson^[6].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's commissioned by is recorded as Rexford Tugwell^[7].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's genre is documentary film^[8].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's depicts is recorded as Resettlement Administration^[9].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[10].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's inventory number is recorded as F388^[11].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's production company is recorded as Resettlement Administration^[12].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's place of publication is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[13].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's director of photography is recorded as Leo Hurwitz^[14].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's director of photography is recorded as Ralph Steiner^[15].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's director of photography is recorded as Paul Strand^[16].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's director of photography is recorded as Paul Ivano^[17].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains is part of National Film Registry^[18].
• The original language of The Plow That Broke the Plains was English^[19].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's Commons category is recorded as The Plow That Broke the Plains^[20].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's language of work or name is recorded as English^[21].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's color is recorded as black-and-white^[22].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's country of origin is recorded as United States^[23].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains was released on March 1936^[24].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's distributed by is recorded as Resettlement Administration^[25].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Dorothea Lange^[26].
• The Plow That Broke the Plains's narrative location is recorded as Great Plains^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Plow That Broke the Plains was directed by Pare Lorentz^[4]. Pare Lorentz wrote the screenplay for it^[5].

Publication

The Plow That Broke the Plains was published on March 1936^[24]. Its place of publication is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[13]. The original language of it was English^[19]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[21]. Its genre is documentary film^[8]. It is part of National Film Registry^[18].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Dust Bowl^[28], land use^[29], population transfer^[30], and agriculture in the United States^[31].

Why It Matters

The Plow That Broke the Plains ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).^[2]

It has been cited as an influence by John Ford^[32], a film director^[33], 1894–1973^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Legionnaire of Legion of Merit^[36].

FAQs

Who did The Plow That Broke the Plains influence?

The Plow That Broke the Plains has been cited as an influence by John Ford^[32].