Film
Prairie Fire
1977 · 30m · Documentary
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Overview
The first segment of what would eventually be the Prairie Trilogy, about veteran North Dakota poet and socialist organizer Henry Martinson, who fought against economic exploitation. Martinson recounts the 1916 birth of the Socialist Nonpartisan League, his narrative accompanied by images shot by Nilsson’s own grandfather, Frithjof Holmboe.
Where to watch
Stream
Criterion Channel
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Cast
Henry Martinson
Narrator (voice)
Eugene Corr
Self - Speaker (voice) (as Gene Corr)
Dan Leegant
Self - Speaker (voice)
Crew
- Rob NilssonDirector
- John HansonDirector
- David Ozzie AhlersOriginal Music Composer
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1977
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
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