The River (1937)

Directed by

Pare Lorentz

Genre

documentary film, non-fiction film, sponsored film

Country

United States

Runtime

32 min

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary shows the history and development of the Mississippi River. It tells how the river was used and misused, and how the government built projects to control it.

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What happens

The River is a 1938 short documentary film written and directed by Pare Lorentz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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