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.

Released

1938-02-04

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

31 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Pare Lorentz

TMDB rating

5.7/10 from 27 votes