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The River

Play trailer Poster for The River TV-G,  1938,  31m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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An exploration of the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States.

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Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine Apr 17, 2020
The River is important as a political message, for it explains, even more directly than a Roosevelt fireside chat, the background and the foreground of the New Deal's rehabilitation program. Go to Full Review
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Pare Lorentz

Director

Thomas Chalmers

Narrator

Pare Lorentz

Screenwriter

Virgil Thomson

Original Music

Floyd Crosby

Cinematographer

Willard Van Dyke

Cinematographer

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The River

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Synopsis An exploration of the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States.
Director
Pare Lorentz
Screenwriter
Pare Lorentz
Production Co
Farm Security Administration
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 13, 2020
Runtime
31m
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