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Feature film — 1938

The River (1938)

5.70h 31mDocumentary

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.

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A high-signal pick with 27 votes.

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Director: Pare Lorentz

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Thomas Chalmers as Narrator (Voice)

Thomas Chalmers

Narrator (Voice)

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