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World of Plenty (1943)

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Film details

Featuring

Eric Knight E.V.H. Emmett Otto Neurath
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1943
Genres

Documentary Government sponsored film
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Food, how it is grown, harvested, marketed and eaten. Part 1. Food as it was, outlines pre-war conditions and problems. Part 2. Food as it is, explains measures of Britain and America during the war to ensure adequate production and distribution of food. Part 3. Food as it might be, argues that in peace it would be possible to ensure that the right kinds of food are available to people everywhere

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Commentary: Man in the Street
    
    Eric Knight
  - Commentary: Newsreel
    
    E.V.H. Emmett
  - Commentary: Themes/Isotype Designs
    
    Otto Neurath
  - Commentary
    
    Henry Hallatt
  - Commentary
    
    Robert St. John
  - the housewife
    
    Marjorie Rhodes
  - cast member
    
    John Orr
  - cast member
    
    Lord Horder
  - cast member
    
    L.V. Easterbrook
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Paul Rotha
  - Production Company
    
    Paul Rotha Productions
  - Made for
    
    Ministries of Food and Agriculture
  - Sponsor
    
    Ministry of Information
  - Associate Producer
    
    Yvonne Fletcher
  - Script
    
    Eric Knight
  - Script
    
    Paul Rotha
  - [Script]
    
    John Orr
  - [Script Adviser]
    
    Julian Huxley
  - [Script Adviser]
    
    Ritchie Calder
  - Photography
    
    Wolfgang Suschitzky
  - Music
    
    William Alwyn

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