Song of the Rivers

Song of the Rivers

Release date : September 17, 1954
Runtime : 1h 44m
Countries of origin : East Germany / Germany /
Original Language : German /
Production companies : DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme /
September 17, 1954 1h 44m East Germany Documentary German More
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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.
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Maximilian Scheer
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Paul Robeson
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  • title:Song of the Rivers
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1954
  • Runtime:1h 44m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: East Germany · Germany ·
  • Original Language: German ·
  • Director: Robert Ménégoz / Joop Huisken / Joris Ivens /
  • Writers: Joris Ivens · Vladimir Pozner · Bertolt Brecht · Paul Robeson ·
  • Production companies: DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme ·
  • 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.
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