The Dust Bowl (miniseries)
The Dust Bowl is a 2012 American television documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns which aired on PBS on November 18 and 19, 2012. The four-part miniseries recounts the impact of the Dust Bowl on the United States during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
| The Dust Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Dayton Duncan |
| Directed by | Ken Burns |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Peter Coyote |
| Theme music composer | Craig Mellish |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Dayton Duncan Ken Burns Julie Dunfey |
| Cinematography | Buddy Squires Stephen McCarthy |
| Editors | Craig Mellish Ryan Gifford |
| Running time | 240 minutes |
| Production companies | Florentine Films WETA-TV |
| Distributor | PBS |
| Release | |
| Original release | November 18 – November 19, 2012 |
The series features the voices of Patricia Clarkson, Peter Coyote, and Carolyn McCormick.[1]
Episodes
- Episode One: The Great Plow-Up
- Episode Two: Dust to Eat
- Episode Three: Reaping the Whirlwind
- Episode Four: The Hardy Ones
Other uses
Interviews from the documentary were used in the 2014 film Interstellar, that deals with massive dust storms in a near future.
Critical reception
The Dust Bowl has received generally positive reviews from television critics and parents of young children. Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Timely...exceptional."[2]
See also
- Caroline Henderson
- Sanora Babb – works referenced in series
- American Experience (season 10) – Surviving the Dust Bowl aired on PBS in 1998
- The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936 documentary by Pare Lorentz)
References
- Series's official website at PBS
- Lloyd, Robert (2012-11-17). "Review: Ken Burns' 'The Dust Bowl' a timely, exceptional endeavor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
External links
- Series's official website at PBS
- The Dust Bowl at IMDb
- Video Preview at PBS
- PBS press release announcing The Dust Bowl (April 11, 2012)
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