The Dust Bowl (miniseries)
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| 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(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Dayton Duncan Ken Burns Julie Dunfey |
| Cinematography | Buddy Squires Stephen McCarthy |
| Editor(s) | Craig Mellish Ryan Gifford |
| Running time | 240 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Florentine Films WETA-TV |
| Distributor | PBS |
| Release | |
| Original release | November 18 – November 19, 2012 |
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 series features the voices of Patricia Clarkson, Peter Coyote, and Carolyn McCormick.[1]
Episodes[edit]
- "The Great Plow-Up"
- "Dust to Eat"
- "Reaping the Whirlwind"
- "The Hardy Ones"
Other uses[edit]
Interviews from the documentary were used in the 2014 film Interstellar, that deals with massive dust storms in a near future.
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
External links[edit]
- Series's official website at PBS
- The Dust Bowl on IMDb
- Video Preview at PBS
- PBS press release announcing The Dust Bowl (April 11, 2012)
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