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Song of the Rivers

50% | Sep 17, 1954 | Documentary

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.

Featured Crew

Ruy Santos
Additional Photography
Dmitri Shostakovich
Music

Cast

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Maximilian Scheer
Narrator (voice)
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Paul Robeson
Voice of Singer

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