55000 for Breakfast

55000 for Breakfast

11 mins | Documentary | Jan. 2, 1949

This short documentary profiles a 1949 meeting of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers in Guelph, Ontario. The IFAP plans to help solve the dire problem of world hunger—a problem sharpened by the birth of 55,000 more human beings, arriving "for breakfast," each day. Delegates emphasize the plight of the many nations who face starvation while others have a surplus of food. The conference challenges the world to succeed at implementing a proposed plan for the fair distribution of food.

55000 for Breakfast

11 mins | Documentary | Jan. 2, 1949

55000 for Breakfast
This short documentary profiles a 1949 meeting of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers in Guelph, Ontario. The IFAP plans to help solve the dire problem of world hunger—a problem sharpened by the birth of 55,000 more human beings, arriving "for breakfast," each day. Delegates emphasize the plight of the many nations who face starvation while others have a surplus of food. The conference challenges the world to succeed at implementing a proposed plan for the fair distribution of food.
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title 55000 for Breakfast
Directors Lawrence Cherry, Evelyn Cherry
Writers Lawrence Cherry, Evelyn Cherry

Cast

Jacques Scott

as Narrator (voice)