Movie·1951·1h 39m
The River
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Country
France
Language
English
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The Story
Director Jean Renoir’s entrancing first color feature—shot entirely on location in India—is a visual tour de force. Based on the novel by Rumer Godden, the film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the Bengal river around which their daily lives unfold. Enriched by Renoir’s subtle understanding and appreciation for India and its people, The River gracefully explores the fragile connections between transitory emotions and everlasting creation.
Written By
Rumer Godden
Producer
Jean Renoir, Kenneth McEldowney
Cinematography
Claude Renoir
Music
M.A. Partha Sarathy
Editor
George Gale
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Nora Swinburne
The Mother
Esmond Knight
The Father
Arthur Shields
Mr. John
Suprova Mukerjee
Nan
Thomas E. Breen
Capt. John
Patricia Walters
Harriet
Radha Burnier
Melanie
Adrienne Corri
Valerie
June Tripp
Narrator (voice)
Nimai Barik
Kanu (uncredited)
Richard R. Foster
Bogey (uncredited)
Jane Harris
Muffie (uncredited)
Jennifer Harris
Mouse (uncredited)
Trilak Jetley
Anil (uncredited)
Bhogwan Singh
Sajjan (uncredited)
Penelope Wilkinson
Elizabeth (uncredited)
Cecilia Wood
Victoria (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Claude Renoir
Director of Photography
Jean Renoir
Screenplay, Director, Producer
Rumer Godden
Screenplay
M.A. Partha Sarathy
Original Music Composer
Kenneth McEldowney
Producer
George Gale
Editor
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