The Grain That Built a Hemisphere (1943)
- Directed by
- Bill Justice
- Genre
- documentary film, war film, propaganda film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short animated film explains the history and importance of corn in the Americas. It shows how corn was cultivated by ancient civilizations and became a vital food source.
educationalpatrioticupbeatinstructivenostalgicwhimsicalinformative
What happens
The Grain That Built a Hemisphere is a 1943 short animated propaganda film about corn produced by Walt Disney for the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1943. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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