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Das Lied der Ströme (1954)
The Song of the Rivers, or Das Lied der Ströme, is a 1954 documentary production by the East Germany's Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA). Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens was the leading director. The sprawling film celebrates international workers movements along six major rivers: the Volga, Mississippi, Ganges, Nile, Amazon and the Yangtze. Shot in many countries by different film crews, and later edited by Ivens, Song of the Rivers begins with a lyrical montage of landscapes and laborers and proceeds to glorify labor and modern industrial machinery. The musical score is by Dmitri Shostakovich, with lyrics written by Berthold Brecht, and songs performed by German communism's star Ernst Busch and famous American actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson who also narrates. Song of the Rivers is an ode to international solidarity.
Updated May 30 2020
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Cast
Alex McCrindle
Narrator
Sergio Vasconcelos
Brazilian Narrator
Crew
Ella Ensink
Editor
Vladimir Pozner
Writer
Joris Ivens
Director
Joris Ivens
Writer
Joris Ivens
Editorial Coordinator
Robert Menegoz
Director
Joop Huisken
Director
Ruy Santos
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