1938
5.7 (24 votes)
0h 31m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Farm Security Administration
The River
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Writer: Pare Lorentz
Director: Pare Lorentz
Director of Photography: Floyd Crosby, Stacy Woodard, Willard Van Dyke
