Song of the Rivers

Song of the Rivers

5.0/101h 44m1954
Song of the Rivers

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme

Additional Information

Original Title:Lied der Ströme
Original Language:German
Status:Released

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