The River 1938

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Documentary

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.

Release Date 1938-02-04
Runtime 31m
Directors Pare Lorentz, Stacy Woodard, Willard Van Dyke, Floyd Crosby
Producer
Writer Pare Lorentz