World of Plenty
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Directed by | Paul Rotha |
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Produced by | Yvonne Fletcher |
Cinematography | Wolfgang Suschitzky |
Music by | William Alwyn |
Production company | Paul Rotha Productions |
Running time | 43 mins |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
World of Plenty is a 1943 British documentary film directed by Paul Rotha for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. It discusses problems with, and possible improvements to, global food distribution.[1]
Synopsis[]
An opening narration explaining that the film's purpose is to examine the "world strategy of food", in terms of its production, distribution and consumption. The film is then divided into three parts: "Food - As It Was", "Food - As It Is" and "Food - As It Might Be".
References[]
- ^ "World of Plenty (1943)". Screenonline. British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
External links[]
- World of Plenty at BFI Screenonline
Categories:
- English-language films
- 1943 films
- British documentary films
- Films directed by Paul Rotha
- Documentary films about agriculture
- British films
- British black-and-white films
- 1943 documentary films
- 1940s British film stubs
- Environmental documentary film stubs