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Song of the Rivers (1954) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1954 · 104 mins · German
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- Directed by
- Joris Ivens, Robert Ménégoz
- Starring
- Paul Robeson, Maximilian Scheer
An allegorical documentary that follows laborers across the globe, linking their shared hopes for peace through the rivers that cross their lands. Filmed on the Volga, Mississippi, Nile, Yangtze, Amazon and Ganges, the film weaves continental scenery with Dmitri Shostakovich’s music and the poetry of Bertolt Brecht and Paul Robeson.
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