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.
| Title | The River |
|---|---|
| Year | 1938 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America |
| Studio | Farm Security Administration |
| Cast | Thomas Chalmers |
| Crew | Pare Lorentz (Writer), Pare Lorentz (Director), Virgil Thomson (Original Music Composer), Henry Brant (Orchestrator), Albert Dillinger (Sound), Lloyd Nosler (Editor) |
| Keyword | mississippi river, river |
| Release | Feb 04, 1938 |
| Runtime | 31 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 5.50 / 10 by 22 users |
| Popularity | 3 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | English |
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