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A Corner in Wheat is a american film of genre Drama directed by D. W. Griffith released in USA on 13 december 1909 with James Kirkwood Sr.

A Corner in Wheat (1909)

A Corner in Wheat
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Released in USA 13 december 1909
Length 14minutes
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating65% 3.2925253.2925253.2925253.2925253.292525

A Corner in Wheat is a 1909 American short silent film which tells of a greedy tycoon who tries to corner the world market on wheat, destroying the lives of the people who can no longer afford to buy bread. It was directed by D. W. Griffith and adapted by Griffith and Frank E. Woods from the novel The Pit (1903) by Frank Norris.

Intercutting (cross-cutting) between still tableaux of the poor in the bread line and the lavish, active parties of the wealthy speculator somewhat anticipates the collision montage which became a hallmark of the politically charged Soviet cinema a decade or so later.

In 1994, A Corner in Wheat was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

The film was also released on 8mm in the 1960s.

Synopsis

Un grand financier décide de spéculer sur le blé. Les agriculteurs sont dans la misère et font la queue devant la soupe populaire. Le film insiste sur la différence de train de vie entre les agriculteurs qui produisent le blé et les spéculateurs qui s'enrichissent sur cette ressource.

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