The River

1938 documentary film directed by Pare Lorentz
Movie short_film Q2067313
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The River

Summary

The River is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The River received the film award[3].
  • The River's image is recorded as The River 1938.png[4].
  • The River's instance of is recorded as short film[5].
  • The River's director is recorded as Pare Lorentz[6].
  • The River's screenwriter is recorded as Pare Lorentz[7].
  • The River's composer is recorded as Virgil Thomson[8].
  • The River's genre is recorded as documentary film[9].
  • The River's genre is recorded as sponsored film[10].
  • The River's genre is recorded as non-fiction film[11].
  • The River's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[12].
  • The River's inventory number is recorded as F389[13].
  • The River's OCLC number is recorded as 423336163[14].
  • The River's place of publication is recorded as Washington, D.C.[15].
  • The River's director of photography is recorded as Floyd Crosby[16].
  • The River's director of photography is recorded as Willard Van Dyke[17].
  • The River's director of photography is recorded as Stacy Woodard[18].
  • The River's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0029490[19].
  • The River's part of is recorded as National Film Registry[20].
  • The River's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21].
  • The River's Commons category is recorded as The River (1938 film)[22].
  • The River's language of work or name is recorded as English[23].
  • The River's color is recorded as black-and-white[24].
  • The River's country of origin is recorded as United States[25].
  • +1937-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The River[26].
  • The River's publication date is recorded as +1937-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The River's director is recorded as Pare Lorentz[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Pare Lorentz[7].

Publication

The River's publication date is recorded as +1937-00-00T00:00:00Z[27]. Its place of publication is recorded as Washington, D.C.[15]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[23]. Genres include documentary film[9], sponsored film[10], and non-fiction film[11]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[20].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Tennessee Valley Authority[28], soil erosion[29], logging[30], flood[31], flood control[32], and Mississippi River[33].

Reception

The River received the film award[3].

Why It Matters

The River ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

What awards did The River receive?

Honors received include film award[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . commons.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . WorldCat. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . WorldCat. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . WorldCat. Retrieved . hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Internet Archive. Retrieved . hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . WorldCat. Retrieved . moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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