How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck

1976 | 44 minutes | 6.5 ★ (25)

How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck
  • Overview

    A documentary short examining the language and performance of auctioneering, filmed at the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in Pennsylvania.

  • Release Date

    30 October 1976

  • DirectingWerner Herzog
  • Budget

    $34,000.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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