Song of the Rivers

Song of the Rivers (1954)

Released: 1954-09-17 Duration: 1hr 44min
Genres: Documentary
Rating 5.0
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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.

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme
DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language de
Popularity 0.426

Directed By

Robert Ménégoz

Joop Huisken

Joris Ivens

Crew

Additional Photography
Ruy Santos
Music
Dmitri Shostakovich
Director
Robert Ménégoz
Writer
Joris Ivens
Editorial Coordinator
Joris Ivens
Editor
Ella Ensink
Director
Joop Huisken
Writer
Vladimir Pozner
Director
Joris Ivens
Director of Photography
Erich Nitzschmann
Writer
Bertolt Brecht
Writer
Paul Robeson

TOP CAST

Maximilian Scheer
Maximilian Scheer

Narrator (voice)

Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson

Voice of Singer

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