The River
The River
1938
Documentary
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.
Credits
Director
Pare Lorentz
Cast
Thomas Chalmers as Narrator (Voice)
Crew
Alexander Smallens (Conductor)
Floyd Crosby (Director of Photography)
Stacy Woodard (Director of Photography)
Willard Van Dyke (Director of Photography)
Leo Zochling (Editor)
Lloyd Nosler (Editor)
Henry Brant (Orchestrator)
Virgil Thomson (Original Music Composer)
A.A. Mercey (Researcher)
Albert Dillinger (Sound)
Pare Lorentz (Writer)
Original Poster
The River - Original Poster
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