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1938

The River

Directed by Pare Lorentz

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.

Duration

0h 31m

Released

February 4, 1938

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Cast1

  • Thomas Chalmers

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