The Dust Bowl
2012 · Miniseries · 118 min · ★ 7.9
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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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-11-18
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (28 votes)
Themes
- great depression
- dust storm
- 1930s
Cast & crew
Patricia Clarkson
as Hazel Lucas Shaw
Peter Coyote
as Peter Coyote
Carolyn McCormick
as Caroline Henderson
Directed by Ken Burns
Episodes1 season · 2 episodes
Season 12 episodes
- S1E1The Great Plow Up118m
- S1E2Reaping the Whirlwind118m