Surviving the Dust Bowl

Synopsis

In 1931 the rains stopped and the "black blizzards" began. Powerful dust storms carrying millions of tons of stinging, blinding black dirt swept across the Southern Plains — the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma, western Kansas, and the eastern portions of Colorado and New Mexico. Topsoil that had taken a thousand years per inch to build suddenly blew away in only minutes. One journalist traveling through the devastated region dubbed it the "Dust Bowl." This American Experience film presents the remarkable story of the determined people who clung to their homes and way of life, enduring drought, dust, disease — even death — for nearly a decade. Less well-known than those who sought refuge in California, typified by the Joad family in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," the Dust Bowlers who stayed overcame an almost unbelievable series of calamities and disasters.

Main Cast

Liev Schreiber

Narrator (voice)

Age : 56 | Popularity : 39%

Matthew Modine

Lawrence Svobida (voice)

Age : 65 | Popularity : 10%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound	Roger Phenix Michael Allen David Girard
	Original Music Composer	Michael Bacon
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Rick Dior
	Sound Mixer	John Jenkins
	Sound Recordist	Michael Haines
Directing	Director	Chana Gazit
Production	Producer	Chana Gazit Sharon Grimberg Susan Bellows
	Executive Producer	Mark Samels
	Coordinating Producer	Susan Mottau
	Production Manager	Nancy Sherman
	Associate Producer	Molly Jacobs Maria Nicolo Laura Ozment-Schenck
	Co-Producer	David Steward
Writing	Writer	Chana Gazit
Crew	Post-Production Manager	Greg Shea Vanessa Ezersky Glenn Fukushima
	Cinematography	Allan Palmer
	Motion Capture Artist	Russell Steward
Editing	Editor	David Steward
Art	Art Designer	Alison Kennedy
Department	Role	Name

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