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The World Is Rich (1947)

The World Is Rich poster
Directed by
Paul Rotha
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
46 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines global food shortages after World War Two. It shows the challenges of producing and distributing enough food for everyone.

educationalearnestmatter-of-factdatedsoberinformative

What happens

The World Is Rich is a 1947 British documentary film directed by Paul Rotha about food shortages after World War II. It was written by Arthur Calder-Marshall and produced by Films of Fact for the Central Office of Information and the Ministry of Food. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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