The River

General Information

Author/Creator
director
Published
United States, 1937.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_10000141

Contents/Summary

Summary
Landmark Depression-era American documentary film from Pare Lorentz, The River was made to promote Roosevelt's New Deal as a way of repairing previous devastation to the land and its people in the vast river valley of the Mississippi. The film is accompanied by Virgil Thomson's original scores.

Bibliographic Information

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1333bAvailable-
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1333b
(HU_OSA_10000141.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format