Bitter Harvest (1981)
- Directed by
- Roger Young
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 1.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A family in Michigan suffers from a chemical contamination in their livestock and food supply. The film follows their struggle to get answers and face the consequences.
soberingslow-buildingearnestintimatesomberquietly tenseclinicalgrounded
What happens
Bitter Harvest is a 1981 American drama television film directed by Roger Young, from a teleplay by Richard Friedenberg, based on the 1978 book of the same name by Frederic and Sandra Halbert. The film stars Ron Howard, Art Carney, Tarah Nutter, and Richard Dysart, and chronicles the Michigan PBB contamination incident. Bitter Harvest originally aired on NBC in the United States on May 4, 1981. The film received positive reviews and was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards. The film marked one of Ron Howard's last major acting roles before he transitioned into a full-time film director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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