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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Academy_Award_nomination
Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award (nominated)
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gptkbp:character_voice
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gptkb:Robert_Frost
Tom Mc Hugh
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Ralph_Steiner
Ruth B. Cummings
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Positive
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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gptkb:American_history
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gptkbp:depicts
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agricultural practices
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Pare_Lorentz
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:United_States_Film_Service
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:Pare_Lorentz
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gptkbp:features
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interviews with farmers
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gptkbp:film_editing
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gptkb:Pare_Lorentz
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gptkbp:focus
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gptkb:Dust_Bowl
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gptkbp:focuses_on
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gptkb:Dust_Bowl
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gptkbp:follows
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gptkb:The_River
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:documentary
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Plow That Broke the Plains
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:Environmental_awareness
environmental awareness
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:environmental_policy
documentary filmmaking
Cinematic storytelling techniques
Documentary aesthetics
Cultural representations of the Dust Bowl
Public perception of farming practices
Public policy discussions on agriculture
Subsequent documentary filmmakers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:New_Deal
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gptkbp:inspired
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subsequent documentaries
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:music
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gptkb:Virgil_Thomson
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gptkbp:music_composer
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gptkb:Virgil_Thomson
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gptkbp:notable_awards
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gptkb:International_Documentary_Association_award
gptkb:Academy_Award_nomination
Cannes Film Festival selection
American Film Institute recognition
National Film Registry inclusion
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The land is a living thing."
" The Dust Bowl was a man-made disaster."
" We are all part of the land."
" We must learn to live with the land."
" The plow that broke the plains is a symbol of our struggle."
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gptkbp:notable_technique
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Symbolic imagery
Archival footage
Use of music
Narrative voiceover
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gptkbp:notable_themes
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gptkb:Economic_hardship
Environmental degradation
Visual storytelling
Community and cooperation
Historical context of the 1930s
Human impact on nature
Crisis and recovery
Cultural identity of the Great Plains
Government intervention in agriculture
Resilience of farmers
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gptkbp:premiere_location
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:producer
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gptkb:Pare_Lorentz
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:U._S._Resettlement_Administration
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gptkbp:release_date
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1936-04-26
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gptkbp:release_year
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1936
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gptkbp:runtime
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29 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay
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gptkb:Pare_Lorentz
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gptkbp:style
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poetic documentary
Poetic documentary
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gptkbp:subject_matter
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gptkb:Great_Plains
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gptkbp:theme
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Agricultural practices
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gptkbp:themes
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land use
environmental degradation
government intervention
human resilience
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Aaron_Copland
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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