Song of the Rivers

Song of the Rivers 1954 Directed by Robert Ménégoz , Joris Ivens , ... Lied der Ströme

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.

Country Germany

Production Countries East Germany , Germany

Language German

Spoken Language German

Gnere Documentary

Production Company DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme

Release Date 17 September 1954

104 mins