The River

IMDb 5.7 1938 • 31 min • Documentary

Director

Pare Lorentz

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Thomas Chalmers
Thomas Chalmers Narrator (Voice)