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The River Changes
1956 1h 33m EN
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BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
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Synopsis
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A European village lies close to a river, which is a boundary between two countries. A severe storm changes the course of the river, and the village is now in the boundary of the neighboring totalitarian country.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Rossana Rory
Mayram
Harald Maresch
Kurus
Renate Mannhardt
Leah
Heck Allen
The Leader
Jaspar von Oertzen
Jonathan
Nick Solomatin
Asa
Otto Friebel
The Questioner
Rene Magron
Teman
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Owen Crump
- Writers
- Owen Crump
- Countries
- Germany, United States of America
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The take
Owen Crump directs. Ellis W. Carter behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, United States of America.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 170 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2International production across 2 countries: Germany, United States of America.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Owen Crump, shot by Ellis W. Carter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Rossana Rory and Harald Maresch and Renate Mannhardt carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0193466 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ellis W. Carter
- Runtime
- 93 min · 1h 33m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Owen Crump
Production companies
Who made it
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1956-02-14
