The Plow That Broke the Plains
1936 · 0h 25m · Documentary · United States of America
A documentary about what happened to the Great Plains of the United States and Canada when uncontrolled farming destroyed the soil and led to the Dust Bowl.
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Pare Lorentz6.0Smart score
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