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The River [corto] (1938)

Original title: the river
Production: USA|31 min| black and white| short
Documentary, Storico
Poster of movie The River [corto]
this documentary short film looks at the devastating and costly problems, including seasonal flooding and erosion of precious topsoil, associated with the mississippi river system and promotes more federal projects to remedy the situation.

Direction

Pare Lorentz: regista

Production and Screenplay

Pare Lorentz: scrittore

Interpreters and Characters

Thomas ChalmersThomas Chalmers(età:54)
(voce narrante)
narrator

Technical staff

Floyd CrosbyFloyd Crosby: direttore della fotografia
Virgil Thomson: musiche
Lloyd Nosler: montatore
Leo Zochling: montatore
Willard Van Dyke: direttore della fotografia

Voices and Dubbing