Man and his world: land from the North Sea

Shows how German farmers work land reclaimed and protected from the sea by the use of sedimentation, dike construction and use of plant life.

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Credits

production company

Institut für Film und Bild

Duration

00:17:00:00

Production places

Germany

Production dates

1969

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

502875

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Germany

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Agriculture - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Sedimentation and deposition

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Soil formation

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Germany

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Sedimentation and deposition

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Soil formation

Places → Germany

Short films

Short films → Short films - Germany

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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Germany, 1969

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