Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert MénégozDirector
- Vladimir PoznerWriter
- Joris IvensDirector
- Joop HuiskenDirector
- Joris IvensWriter
- Bertolt BrechtWriter
- Paul RobesonWriter
Cast
- Maximilian ScheerNarrator (voice)
- Paul RobesonVoice of Singer