Grand Coulee Dam

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Grand Coulee Dam (2017)

Directed by Stephen Ives

History, Documentary · 1h 23m

During the darkest days of the Depression when construction was started on Grand Coulee Dam, everything about it was described in superlatives. It would be the "Biggest Thing on Earth," the salvation of the common man, a dam and irrigation project that would make the desert bloom, a source of cheap power that would boost an entire region of the country. Of the many public works projects of the New Deal, Grand Coulee Dam loomed largest in America's imagination, promising to fulfill President Franklin Roosevelt's vision for a "planned promised land" where hard-working farm families would finally be free from the drought and dislocation caused by the elements.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Stephen Ives
Editor
Adam Zucker
Producer
Amanda Pollak, Sharon Grimberg

Details

Release date
2017-04-18
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
History, Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Insignia Films