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The Dust Bowl

2012 · 1 season

A solemn, beautifully photographed history lesson that lingers on hardship and resilience, moving slowly but leaving a heavy, haunting impression.

Created by: Ken Burns
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Peter Coyote, Carolyn McCormick

Overview: Chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, in which the frenzied wheat boom of the Great Plow-Up, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation.

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Created by: Ken Burns
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Peter Coyote, Carolyn McCormick

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Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: environment
survival
grief
class
nature
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	10
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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