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The Man Who Tried to Feed the World

04/21/2020

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0hr 52min

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Documentary

A Tale of Good Deeds and Unintended Consequences

STORY

The Man Who Tried to Feed the World recounts the story of Norman Borlaug, a man who not only solved India's famine problem but would go on to lead a "Green Revolution" of worldwide agriculture programs estimated to have saved one billion lives. He was awarded the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his work but spent the rest of his life watching his methods and achievements come under increasing fire.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Norman Borlaug
  • Michael Murphy

    Director

  • Jamila Wignot

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • PBS American Experience
  • GBH

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Norman Borlaug

himself

Michael Murphy

narrator

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