World of Plenty | |
Director: | Paul Rotha |
Producer: | Yvonne Fletcher |
Music: | William Alwyn |
Cinematography: | Wolfgang Suschitzky |
Studio: | Paul Rotha Productions |
Runtime: | 43 mins |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
World of Plenty is a 1943 British documentary film directed by Paul Rotha for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. It discusses problems with, and possible improvements to, global food distribution.[1]
An opening narration explaining that the film's purpose is to examine the "world strategy of food", in terms of its production, distribution and consumption. The film is then divided into three parts: "Food - As It Was", "Food - As It Is" and "Food - As It Might Be".