Prairie Fire

Name: Prairie Fire
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1977-01-01
Cast: Henry Martinson, Eugene Corr, Dan Leegant

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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.

Documentary

Where to watch

Criterion Channel

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Cast

Henry MartinsonNarrator (voice)
Eugene CorrSelf - Speaker (voice) (as Gene Corr)
Dan LeegantSelf - Speaker (voice)

Details

Director: Rob Nilsson, John Hanson
Release date: January 1, 1977
Runtime: 30m
Original language: English

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