Underplayed Gems

The Battle of the Harvests (1942)

The Battle of the Harvests poster
Directed by
Stanley Jackson
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
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This short documentary shows how farmers were organized globally to produce food for countries fighting in World War Two. It presents their work as a crucial part of the war effort.

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What happens

The Battle of the Harvests (aka Battle of the Harvests) is an 18-minute 1942 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film was produced by James Beveridge and directed by Stanley Jackson, who also provided the narration. The Battle of the Harvests shows how the farmers were mobilized worldwide in a battle on the farmland to serve the fighting nations during the Second World War. The film's French version title was La Bataille des récoltes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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