The Four Elements

1966 | 13 minutes | 5.2 ★ (5)

The Four Elements
  • Overview

    An educational film about power sources that’s rendered as a lyrical meditation on heat and vapor, The Four Elements is a poetic and avant-garde documentary Curtis Harrington made for the United States Information Agency.

  • Release Date

    01 January 1966

  • DirectingCurtis Harrington
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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