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THE RIVER reformatted
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This item has been reformatted from a 1GB MPEG2 file found elsewhere at IA. The award-winning documentary on the Mississippi River which emphasizes the devastating floods caused by clear-cut logging and poor farming practices. The background score is by the noted American composer Virgil Thomson. Directed by Pare Lorentz. Released in 1938. Complete print. AWARDS: Venice Film Festival, best documentary feature (1938)
Directors & creators
Farm Securuty Administration
Subjects
documentaries; Mississippi River; clear-cut logging; floods; TVA; Thomas Hardie Chalmers (voice uncredited)