Harvest of shame presented by CBS News ; executive producers Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly.
Presented by CBS News correspondent Dan Rather, Murrow's Harvest of Shame is among the most famous television documentaries of all time. Richly photographed and arrestingly poignant, this long-acclaimed 1960 expose on the plight of migrant farm workers resonated deeply for a nation unfamiliar w...
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Lexington, KY :
Amazon.com,
2005.
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| Series: | Edward R. Murrow collection.
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| Summary: | Presented by CBS News correspondent Dan Rather, Murrow's Harvest of Shame is among the most famous television documentaries of all time. Richly photographed and arrestingly poignant, this long-acclaimed 1960 expose on the plight of migrant farm workers resonated deeply for a nation unfamiliar with such brutally honest depiction of living conditions that, as Murrow remarks, "wrong the dignity of man." |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast in 1960. Special features: Murrow biography ; timeline of events. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 2.0. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Awards: | Peabody Award winner. |
| Production Credits: | Film editor, John Schultz ; produced by, Bernard Burnbaum ; written by, Russ Bensley. |
| ISBN: | 0767080793 9780767080798 767685971833 |
| Access: | For face-to-face teaching only, no public performance license. |
