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Der Fluss   [Other Title]

The River   [Other Title]
Year of origin: n/a
Genre: Documentary Film
Locations of shooting: n/a

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Production company: U.S. Farm Security Administration
  Pare Lorentz LZ=National Audiovisual Center (Capitol Heights, MD)
Distributor: IWF (Göttingen)
Author: Pare Lorentz


Keywords: Abholzung, Bodenerosion, Mississippi River Basin, Mississippi River Basin, Staudamm, Überschwemmung, Umweltzerstörung, dam, deforestation, ecological destruction, erosion, flood, Mississippi River Basin, Mississippi River Basin, soil erosion
Dramatizes the history of the Mississippi River and its role in the life of America. Shows the misuse of soil and forest, the resulting erosion and floods, and the work of the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) in bringing the Tennessee River, a tributary of the Mississippi, under control and making use of its power to improve living conditions in the area.

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Language: eng
Sound: Sound film
Aspect: n/a
Duration: 32 min

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