Tập
American Experience: Episode 9
Tóm tắt
An updated look at the Alabama tenant families that Walker Evans and James Agee documented in their 1936 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, an American classic.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- American Experience
- Mùa
- Mùa 1
- Tập
- Tập 9
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1988-11-29
- Thời lượng
- 55 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 9 là tập 9 trong Season 1 của American Experience. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1988-11-29. Thời lượng là 55 min.
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