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The Bright Land

Morten Parker

1959 30 min

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This short documentary from Morten Parker takes audiences on a tour of the islands in the West Indies Federation, circa 1959. While there, we see the various resources of the islands, including sugar, coffee, bananas, oil, and bauxite.

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This short documentary from Morten Parker takes audiences on a tour of the islands in the West Indies Federation, circa 1959. While there, we see the various resources of the islands, including sugar, coffee, bananas, oil, and bauxite.

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Developing Countries

Agriculture

Economics

Tourism

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Credits

• director
  Morten Parker
  
• script
  Morten Parker
  
• executive producer
  Guy Glover
  
• photography
  Robert Humble
  
• sound
  Claude Pelletier
  
• editing
  Brian Keene
  
• sound editing
  Pierre Lemelin
  

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