Documentary · United States of America · 1938 · 31m

The River

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Director
Pare Lorentz
Cast
Thomas Chalmers as Narrator (Voice)
Crew
Willard Van Dyke — Director of Photography Stacy Woodard — Director of Photography Floyd Crosby — Director of Photography Lloyd Nosler — Editor Leo Zochling — Editor Virgil Thomson — Original Music Composer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Pare Lorentz Director Willard Van Dyke Director of Photography Stacy Woodard Director of Photography Floyd Crosby Director of Photography Lloyd Nosler Editor Leo Zochling Editor Virgil Thomson Original Music Composer Pare Lorentz Writer
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