The Ties That Bind: The Making of The River (2015)

11/27/2015 (EN) • 57m

Documentary, Music

A Rare Glimpse Into Bruce Springsteen's Groundbreaking Album, The River

Overview

Employing an intimate interview style, Grammy- and Emmy®-winning filmmaker Thom Zimny showcases Bruce Springsteen’s first-person take on his writing process. Offering an in-depth discussion on the origins of key tracks from his first double album, The River, Springsteen shares how they were developed, from the notebook page to the studio to, most viscerally, the concert stage. Interspersed throughout the interview are his acoustic versions of several defining tracks from The River, including “Two Hearts,” “The River,” “Independence Day,” “Hungry Heart,” “Point Blank” and “Wreck on the Highway.”

Top Billed Cast


Recommendations

TransSiberian

64%

Inside Out

79%

Titanic

79%

Shutter Island

82%

Pulp Fiction

85%

Interstellar

85%

The Truman Show

81%

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

66%

WALL·E

81%

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

84%

Star Wars

82%

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

75%

Toy Story 3

78%

2001: A Space Odyssey

81%

Collateral Beauty

72%

The Mask

70%

Kung Fu Panda

73%

Ex Machina

76%

Split

73%

John Wick

75%

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

the river

© All Rights Reserved 2025