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Prairie Fire

1977 · 30 min · Documentary

The first segment of what would eventually be the Prairie Trilogy, about veteran North Dakota poet and socialist organizer Henry Martinson, who fought against economic exploitation. Martinson recounts the 1916 birth of the Socialist Nonpartisan League, his narrative accompanied by images shot by Nilsson’s own grandfather, Frithjof Holmboe.

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IncludedCriterion Channel

Creators

Rob Nilsson — Director · John Hanson — Director

Top cast

HHenry MartinsonNarrator (voice)Eugene Corr portraitEugene CorrSelf - Speaker (voice) (as Gene Corr)DDan LeegantSelf - Speaker (voice)

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