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Potatoes

Robert Lang

1976 | 27 min

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This documentary deals with the gradual shift from the family farm to corporation-run farms, with all the ensuing problems and personal hardship. It is an incisive evaluation of what is happening in North American and worldwide agriculture today.

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Credits

director

Robert Lang
producer

Gary Toole

Roman Bittman
executive producer

Colin Low
script

Gary Toole
camera

Savas Kalogeras

Andreas Poulsson
sound

John Knight
editing

Robert Lang

Gary Toole

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