Prairie Fire (1977)
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.
Directors: Rob Nilsson, John Hanson.
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Henry Martinson as Narrator (voice) |
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Eugene Corr as Self - Speaker (voice) (as Gene Corr) |
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Dan Leegant as Self - Speaker (voice) |
| Directing | Rob Nilsson | Director |
| Directing | John Hanson | Director |
| Sound | David Ozzie Ahlers | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Frithjof Holmboe | Cinematography |
| Camera | Judy Irola | Additional Photography |
| Production | Marlena Weinstein | Production Manager |
| Sound | Joan Musante | Sound |
