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Harvest of shame
Uniform Title
CBS reports (Television program). Harvest of shame.
Title
Harvest of shame / CBS Home Entertainment ; executive producers, Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly.
Publication
[Hollywood, California] : CBS DVD, [2018]
Copyright Notice Date
©2017
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
4 3/4 in.
burning
Notes
Originally broadcast November 25, 1960, as an episode of the CBS News program CBS reports.
This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Harvest of shame: Producer, David Lowe ; film editor, John Schultz ; executive producer, Fred W. Friendly.
Good night and good luck, the Edward R. Murrow television collection: Producer, Bernard Birnbaum ; written by Russ Bensley ; videotape editor, Peter Eliscu.
Summary
Presented by CBS News correspondent Dan Rather, Murrow's Harvest of Shame is among the most famous television documentaries of all time. Richly photographed and arrestingly poignant, this long-acclaimed 1960 exposé on the degradation and exploitation of migrant farm workers in the United States, some of whom worked for as little as a dollar a day, resonated deeply for a nation unfamiliar with such brutally honest depictions of living conditions that, as Murrow remarks, "wrong the dignity of man." Spokesmen for various groups present their views both for and against the use of migratory workers under the conditions seen. Televised to millions of Americans the day after Thanksgiving to better tap into their emotions, this documentary led to permanent changes in the laws protecting workers' rights and set the tone for a generation of investigative journalists. Harvest of Shame was the final documentary of Murrow's career.
Variant and related titles
CBS reports. Harvest of shame
Edward R. Murrow collection. Harvest of shame
Edward R. Murrow television collection. Harvest of shame
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 03, 2021
Series
Good night and good luck, the Edward R. Murrow television collection
Credits
Harvest of shame: Producer, David Lowe ; film editor, John Schultz ; executive producer, Fred W. Friendly.
Good night and good luck, the Edward R. Murrow television collection: Producer, Bernard Birnbaum ; written by Russ Bensley ; videotape editor, Peter Eliscu.
Performers
Harvest of shame: Correspondent/narrator, Edward R. Murrow.
Good night and good luck, the Edward R. Murrow television collection: Presented by Dan Rather.
System details note
DVD-R; NTSC, region 1; full screen (4:3 aspect ratio).
Audience
Not rated.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Also listed under
CBS News, broadcaster.
CBS Home Entertainment, publisher.
CBS DVD (Firm), publisher.
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