Speakers

Cornel Wilde

Date

11-24-1970

Streaming Media

Length

1 hour 3 minutes

Notes

Cornel Wilde was a Hungarian-American actor and film director. In this recording, Wilde, writer and director of the 1970 film No Blade of Grass, discusses issues of overpopulation, environmental degradation, and world food shortages raised in the story that his film depicts.

Transferred and preserved by Portland State University Library’s Special Collections with the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library.

Subjects

Environmental degradation, Motion pictures, Social change

Original Format

Reel to reel, 3.75 ips, 1/2 track, mono

Rights

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Description

Transcript added on February 9, 2021.

PSU Library Special Collections and University Archives presents these recordings as part of the historical record. They reflect the recollections and opinions of the individual speakers and are not intended to be representative of the views of Portland State University. They may contain language, ideas, or stereotypes that are offensive to others.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11383

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