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Project XX: Life in the Thirties

7.0(1)19591h 0m1

Project XX examines American life in the 1930s from the Depression and election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the eve of World War II. Note: Originally part of Project XX, this film was also distributed separately on 16mm for schools and libraries, qualifying it as a standalone documentary.

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English

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  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR16 Oct 1959

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Project XX: Life in the Thirties was released on 16 October 1959.

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1IMDb 6.9/10
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    CinemaSerf

    1/13/2025

    7/10

    This isn't really a documentary, more a collection of doom-laden archive that illustrates just how broke the United States was in the 1930s as the fall out from the Wall Street crash led to the "Great Depression". There are calls for a general strike. Farmers call for action to force prices up so they can earn a decent wage. The Government has to supply food and clothes even though they cannot afford to pay their own…

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