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The River
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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.
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Cast
Nora SwinburneThe Mother
Esmond KnightThe Father
Arthur ShieldsMr. John
Suprova MukerjeeNan- Thomas E. BreenCapt. John
- Patricia WaltersHarriet
Radha BurnierMelanie
Adrienne CorriValerie
June TrippNarrator (voice)- Nimai BarikKanu (uncredited)
- Richard R. FosterBogey (uncredited)
- Jane HarrisMuffie (uncredited)
- Jennifer HarrisMouse (uncredited)
- Trilak JetleyAnil (uncredited)
Details
- Director
- Jean Renoir
- Writers
- Rumer Godden, Jean Renoir
- Release date
- September 10, 1951
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Oriental International Films
