River Scenes
A not comprehensive list of river scenes, mostly whitewater, in narrative films:
Our Hospitality (1923)
Buster Keaton
https://youtu.be/rpvwkNTLoL4?si=WyBE31DTls9VVghM&t=3549
The African Queen (1951)
https://youtu.be/UNqCKq1R6RM?si=He8_r0pulnMua6Ho&t=68
Niagara Falls (1941)
Opening and closing scenes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20rULDppP5o
Niagara (1953)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CgXJw0tlr4
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
https://youtu.be/PskoqCtRFD4?si=JU4dm158qrYMa_CT&t=87
Wild River (1960)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Id2oJWbwc
The Day The Earth Froze (1963)
Originally Sampo
https://youtu.be/tP6oPeS6EgM?si=DRo3Rt0eusaYr8TZ&t=247
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Trimble Bridge on the Animas River
https://youtu.be/KyR7XB0VBPM?si=uRYWW9fgsyNdDN8R&t=13
Deliverance (1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sckWeXMLsac
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
https://youtu.be/8u2tooYxicE?si=oe6Uh_j8VV9xhuIg&t=920
White Water Sam (1974)
https://youtu.be/YzeUmajHBOs?si=I9hHAaEjWqLM7T7b&t=321
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
https://youtu.be/BVfzM5CqhoY?si=TUliu4gG_74jzq09&t=71
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Deventer, The Netherlands
https://youtu.be/yPPycZo8H7c?si=jiRpHgF16zoc5s4Y&t=136
The Deer Hunter (1978)
https://youtu.be/aa3dON8JfxU?si=KWTJKaB5MbmVhPPf&t=187
Apocalypse Now (1979)
https://youtu.be/XsYrmWwMPPU?si=gUH7hyjlM1AmTtDO&t=92
Moonraker (1979)
https://youtu.be/Z-EL1-0MxFs?si=zDUd22fJ9V9uRhv4&t=142
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
https://youtu.be/6BvbRANF52k?si=fAcbEBKy7an1aHtZ&t=5198
First Blood (1982)
https://youtu.be/cefdQD9oX_Q?si=gd_RW9pOb4YiFvRY&t=158
White Water Rebels (1983)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EffSMSVwK9o
The Mission (1986)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZPnjaU8tg4
Whitewater Summer (1987)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG7svF2q57k
Cape Fear (1991)
https://youtu.be/usagUK02WyY?si=F2KO-Pt2eeIEfZdb&t=128
A River Runs Through It (1992)
I modeled paddling the boat from the stern, and scouted rapids, for the stunt crew, for one day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG8GXYnnSgY
The Fugitive (1993)
Cheoah Dam
https://youtu.be/8BCvbSIOQDE?si=PHMAp-M6s1H2vKb5&t=178
The River Wild (1994)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWew8lWYhtI
Almost Heroes (1998)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75ZlynkrbHU
O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dl2L4v6ecM
Without A Paddle (2004)
https://youtu.be/DB_EVpZUju0?si=KBHX3uMCA-YqMPdh&t=87
Mean Creek (2004)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO0SzPADCa0
The River Why (2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV5o7L4_DYU&t=1s
Raven Fork (2010)
http://www.ravenforkmovie.com/
Psych Season 4 Epsiode 11 (2010)
Thrill Seekers and Hell Raisers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNwHH8ZtFd4
So Fine (music video, 2011)
The Good Dinosaur (2015)
excellent animated swim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNEDlm6O_vQ
Vacation (2015)
https://youtu.be/aVPJM_isdbE?si=d9tnNmvMQvc10-WS&t=176
Legend of Tarzan (2016)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ecrIMjE4GQ
Wild Summon (2023)
animated life of salmon person
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYD41ZX8x4U
The River Wild (2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Cr-y83-c0
Popeye The Sailor Man (2024)
https://youtu.be/GjLYsSDiXFs?si=aBgR03lj7gfJwXMa&t=46
A Whitewater Romance (2024)
Hallmark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN4MXJqSTGs