Roll on Columbia: Woody Guthrie & the Bonneville Power Administration

Overview

In early May of 1941, an unemployed Woody Guthrie and his wife, Mary, packed their three children into a battered Pontiac and left southern California for Portland, Oregon. All he had waiting for him in the Northwest was the job of writing songs for a documentary film about the dams being built on the Columbia River. This film details the thirty day contract Woody had as a temporary worker for the Bonneville Power Administration.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2011

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

University of Oregon

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded