Creosote

1932 • 0h 59m • Documentary

Commissioned film for the Continental Commission for the Propagation of Creosote Oil about extraction and application of creosote oil (carboleum), a preservative distilled from coal tar that protects wood from fungi and insects. Footage was shot in Poland, the Port of Danzig, in Germany, Belgium, France and the Netherlands.

Director

Jean Dréville, Joris Ivens

Status

Released