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.
About Song of the Rivers (1954)
Released in 1954, Song of the Rivers is a documentary film from DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme (East Germany). It was directed by Robert Ménégoz and Joop Huisken and written by Joris Ivens and Vladimir Pozner. The cast is led by Maximilian Scheer and Paul Robeson. With a runtime of 1h 44m, the film averages 6.3/10 across 3 TMDB ratings.
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