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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. Read More

Watch Song of the Rivers online. Featuring Alex McCrindle and Paul Robeson, Song of the Rivers is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 5. It is available for streaming online in the USA The movie was filmed in Germany and was released on 1954. Song of the Rivers was directed by Joris Ivens,Robert Menegoz. Read Less