The River
The Riverby Frank Borzage1h241929United States
Recommended byArnaud Desplechin
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A naïve young man is working on a logging camp beside a turbulent river. When it closes for winter, he opts to stay for the experience. He meets a woman who was the girlfriend to the boss of the outfit, recently locked up for murder. This worldly lady and the innocent boy find a powerful attraction, that builds to a violent climax.
Credits
- Distributor : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
- Production Compagny : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
- Photo Director : Ernest Palmer
- Producer : William Fox
- Director : Frank Borzage
- Dialogs : John Hunter Booth
- Scenario : Dwight Cummins, Tristram Tupper, Philip Klein
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Year of production : 1929
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Black and White
- Language : English
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