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

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.

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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)

Trailer

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