The River

Category: Documentary
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.

Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1938-02-04
Run time: 31 minute / 0:31
Director: Pare Lorentz
Production Company : Farm Security Administration
Production Country: United States of America