Film
The River
1938 · 31m · Documentary
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Overview
This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental destruction committed in the name of progress, particularly farming and timber practices and their impact on impoverished farmers.
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Cast
Crew
- Pare LorentzWriter · Director
- Willard Van DykeDirector of Photography
- Stacy WoodardDirector of Photography
- Floyd CrosbyDirector of Photography
- Virgil ThomsonOriginal Music Composer
- Lloyd NoslerEditor
- Leo ZochlingEditor
Details
- Release date
- February 4, 1938
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 31m
- Genres
- Documentary
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