Song of the Rivers
Release Date: 1954-09-17
Overview: An allegorical documentary about the workers of the world, whose common destinies and hopes for peace are symbolically united by the rivers that run through their respective lands. The film was shot on the Volga, the Mississippi, the Nile, the Yangtze, the Amazon and the Ganges and combines these images of five continents with the music of Dmitri Shostakovich and the poetry of both Bertolt Brecht and Paul Robeson.
Rating: 5 / 10
Cast
Maximilian Scheer
as Narrator (voice)
Paul Robeson
as Voice of Singer
Crew
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Ruy Santos - Additional Photography
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Dmitri Shostakovich - Music
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Robert Ménégoz - Director
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Joris Ivens - Writer
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Joris Ivens - Editorial Coordinator
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