
The River
Visit website5.6/10 • 23
1938-02-04 • 0h 31m
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.
- Directors
- Pare Lorentz
- Writters
- Pare Lorentz
- Editors
- Pare Lorentz, Leo Zochling

The River
Visit website1938-02-04 • 0h 31m
5.6/10 • 23
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.
- Directors
- Pare Lorentz
- Writters
- Pare Lorentz
- Editors
- Pare Lorentz, Leo Zochling
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsThomas Chalmers
Narrator (Voice)
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- Original Language
- English
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- Keywords
- mississippi riverriver