(The River)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

31 minutes

Year:

1938

Directors:

Pare Lorentz

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Production companies:

Farm Security Administration

Actors:

Narrator (Voice)

Crews:

Writer

Director

Original Music Composer

Orchestrator

Sound