The River

The River (1938)

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.

Date of release
1938-02-04
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (27)
Runtime
31m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Pare Lorentz

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: film award

The River is a 1938 short documentary film written and directed by Pare Lorentz.

Production

The two films were sponsored by the U.S. government and specifically the Resettlement Administration (RA) to raise awareness about the New Deal. The RA was folded into the Farm Security Administration in 1937, so The River was officially an FSA production.

There is also a companion book, The River. The text was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry in that year.

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