The End of the River

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The End of the River
Directed by	Derek N. Twist
Produced by	Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger
Written by	Wolfgang Wilhelm
Starring	Sabu Bibi Ferreira Esmond Knight
Music by	Lambert Williamson
Cinematography	Christopher G. Challis
Editing by	Brereton Porter
Distributed by	General Film Distributors
Release date(s)	December 1, 1947 UK
Running time	83 min
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
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The End of the River (1947) is a British film made in Brazil about a South American Indian boy who leaves the jungle to the city, where he is accused of murder. It was directed by Derek Twist and written by Wolfgang Wilhelm, based on a novel by Desmond Holdridge. The film stars Sabu and Bibi Ferreira.

The film was produced by Powell & Pressburger, the famous filmmaking duo known as "The Archers".

[edit] External links

• The End of the River at the Internet Movie Database
• The End of the River at the British Film Institute's Screenonline Full synopsis and film stills (and clips viewable from UK libraries).
• Reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages

v • d • e Powell and Pressburger The films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger 1930s The Spy in Black • The Lion Has Wings (not Pressburger) 1940s Contraband • An Airman's Letter to His Mother • Forty-Ninth Parallel • One of Our Aircraft is Missing • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp • The Volunteer • A Canterbury Tale • I Know Where I'm Going! • A Matter of Life and Death • Black Narcissus • The Red Shoes • The Small Back Room 1950s The Elusive Pimpernel • Gone to Earth • The Tales of Hoffmann • Oh... Rosalinda!! • The Battle of the River Plate • Ill Met by Moonlight 1960s Peeping Tom (not Pressburger) • They're a Weird Mob • Age of Consent (not Pressburger) 1970s The Boy Who Turned Yellow