Prairie Fire
1977, English. Directed by Rob Nilsson & John Hanson.
The first segment of what would eventually be the Prairie Trilogy, about veteran North Dakota poet and socialist organizer Henry Martinson, who fought against economic exploitation. Martinson recounts the 1916 birth of the Socialist Nonpartisan League, his narrative accompanied by images shot by Nilsson’s own grandfather, Frithjof Holmboe.
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- 0h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Prairie Fire is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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- Released
- 1 January 1977
- Country
- United States of America
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Prairie Fire runs 30 minutes (0h 30m).
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Prairie Fire is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Prairie Fire?
Prairie Fire (1977) was directed by Rob Nilsson and John Hanson and stars Henry Martinson, Eugene Corr, Dan Leegant.