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Additional authors

1. Maysles, Albert.
2. Maysles, David.
3. Westinghouse Broadcasting Company.

Description

1. 2 film reels (59 min.) : sd. col.; 16 mm.

Summary

1. The sixth film in the series studies the Burk clan of rural Georgia. Arlon and Grace Burk subsist on five acres of land and a social security check of $128 a month. In small houses and trailers, 10 of their 13 children, along with wives, husbands and offspring, live with them. Poor education and menial jobs have kept the Burks chronically poor yet the clan is bound by affection and a sense of survival.

Series statement

1. (Six American families)

Uniform title

1. Six American families (Motion picture)

Subject

1. Families
2. Poverty
3. Country life

Credits (note)

1. Producers, directors, Albert and David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, and Muffie Mayer.

Title

1. The Burks of Georgia [motion picture] / Albert and David Maysles.

Imprint

1. New York : Carousel Films, 1977.

Series

1. (Six American families)

Credits

1. Producers, directors, Albert and David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, and Muffie Mayer.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Reserve Film and Video Collection Special Collections material

Added author

1. Maysles, Albert.
2. Maysles, David.
3. Westinghouse Broadcasting Company.

Added title

1. Six American families (Motion picture)

Branch call number

1. M16 2069 B