T is for Tumbleweed

United States, 1956

Film

Portrays without commentary the racing, creeping, leaping travels of a tumbleweed and the encounters it has with people, animals and things. Photographed by Haskell Wexler.

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Collection

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Credits

director

Louis Clyde Stoumen

producer

James A. Lebenthal

production company

Camera Eye Pictures

Duration

00:16:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1956

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010526

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

Wikidata

Q22323852

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