The Forgotten Village
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Music director Hanns Eisler Cinematography Alexandr Hackenschmied Country United States | 7/10 IMDb Genre Documentary, Drama Story by John Steinbeck Duration Language English
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Director Herbert Kline
Alexander Hammid Release date 9 September 1941 (NYC)
18 November 1941 (US) Writer John Steinbeck (story), John Steinbeck (screenplay) Directors Alexandr Hackenschmied, Herbert Kline Similar movies John Steinbeck wrote the story for The Forgotten Village and Of Mice and Men | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Forgotten Village is a 1941 American documentary film—some sources call it an ethnofiction film—directed by Herbert Kline and Alexander Hammid. The film was written by John Steinbeck, narrated by Burgess Meredith, and with music by Hanns Eisler. The film was released by the film distribution partnership of Arthur Mayer & Joseph Burstyn.
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The New York State Board of Regents, acting as the state's board of censors, banned the film in New York due to the film's portrayal of childbirth and showing a baby at its mother's breast.
The film depicts the conflicts between traditional life in a Mexican village, and outsiders who want to introduce modernization.
The forgotten village 1941 john steinbeck burgess meredith documentary full film
Cast
Restoration / re-release
A restored version of the film was released in 2011. The film was restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, funded by the Packard Humanities Institute.
The new print was made “from the original 35mm nitrate picture and soundtrack negatives from the Stanford Theatre Foundation Collection and a 35mm nitrate fine grain master positive from MOMA.”
The restoration premiered at the UCLA Festival of Preservation on March 14, 2011 and was screened at other North American cities in 2011 including Vancouver.
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The Forgotten Village WikipediaThe Forgotten Village IMDb The Forgotten Village themoviedb.org