The River
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.
Year: 1938
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Farm Security Administration
Director: Pare Lorentz
Cast: Thomas Chalmers
Crew: Pare Lorentz (Writer), Pare Lorentz (Director), Virgil Thomson (Original Music Composer), Albert Dillinger (Sound), Henry Brant (Orchestrator), Alexander Smallens (Conductor)
Runtime: 31 minutes
Release: Feb 04, 1938
IMDb: 5.60/10 by 23 users
Popularity: 2
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : mississippi river, river
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