The River
movie
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Released September 10, 1951
Overview
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.
Cast
Nora Swinburne
as
The Mother
Esmond Knight
as
The Father
Arthur Shields
as
Mr. John
Suprova Mukerjee
as
Nan
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Thomas E. Breen
as
Capt. John
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Patricia Walters
as
Harriet
Radha Burnier
as
Melanie
Adrienne Corri
as
Valerie
June Tripp
as
Narrator (voice)
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Nimai Barik
as
Kanu (uncredited)
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Richard R. Foster
as
Bogey (uncredited)
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Jane Harris
as
Muffie (uncredited)
Crew
Claude Renoir
as
Director of Photography
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Rumer Godden
as
Novel
Jean Renoir
as
Screenplay
Jean Renoir
as
Director
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Rumer Godden
as
Screenplay
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M.A. Partha Sarathy
as
Original Music Composer
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Kenneth McEldowney
as
Producer
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George Gale
as
Editor
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Bansi Chandragupta
as
Art Direction
Eugène Lourié
as
Production Design
Subrata Mitra
as
Still Photographer
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Harisadhan Dasgupta
as
Assistant Director