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The plow that broke the plains [videorecording] : The river / writer/director, Pare Lorentz

Additional Titles
Title on container: Plow that broke the plains ; and, The river
Published
[United States] : Naxos, [2007]
Copyright Date
©2007
Physical Description
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (7 pages ; 18 cm)
Additional Creators
Lorentz, Pare, Stoney, George C., Fussell, Charles, Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989, King, Floyd, Gil-Ordóñez, Angel, Horowitz, Joseph, 1948-, Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989, Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989, Post-Classical Ensemble, and Naxos Digital Services

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Contents
The Plow that Broke the Plains (1936) (27 min.) -- The River (1937) (32 min.) -- George Stoney on The Plow and The River (15 min.) -- Stoney on the New Deal, The River, and race (6 min.) -- Charles Fussell on Virgil Thomson (18 min.) -- Virgil Thomson on Virgil Thomson (audio only) (8 min.) --The original ending of The Plow that Broke the Plains (4 min.) --The original beginning of The Plow that Broke the Plains (3 min.).
Summary
"The plow that broke the plains" depicts the social and economic history of the Great Plains from the settlement of the prairies by cattlemen and farmers through the World War I boom to drought and depression. "The river" traces life in the Mississippi River Valley during the previous 150 years, showing the consequences of sharecropping, soil exhaustion, unchecked erosion and floods, and concludes with scenes of regional planning, TVA development and federal efforts.
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Related Titles
River
Note
"The original Pare Lorentz films with newly recorded soundtracks of the classic scores by Virgil Thomson."
Program and biographical notes (7 p.) inserted in container.
Creation/Production Credits Note
Music composed by Virgil Thompson.
Participant/Performer Note
Narrator, Floyd King; soundtracks recreated by Post-Classical Ensemble, Angel Gil-Ord©đ©łez, music director, Joseph Horowitz, artistic director.
Data/Place of Event
Soundtracks re-created June 11-12, 2005, at Omega Recording Studios, Rockville, MD.
Technical Details
DVD, all-region, NTSC, Dolby Digital DTS Surround.
Terms of Use and Reproduction
No public performance rights. Classroom instruction and home use permitted.
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