The River

The River

5.7
1938
0h 31m
Documentary

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.

Director

Pare Lorentz

Top Cast

Thomas Chalmers

Thomas Chalmers

Narrator (Voice)

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