The River (1951)
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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Nora Swinburne
as The Mother
as The Mother
Esmond Knight
as The Father
as The Father
Arthur Shields
as Mr. John
as Mr. John
Suprova Mukerjee
as Nan
as Nan
Thomas E. Breen
as Capt. John
as Capt. John
Patricia Walters
as Harriet
as Harriet
Radha Burnier
as Melanie
as Melanie
Adrienne Corri
as Valerie
as Valerie
June Tripp
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
Nimai Barik
as Kanu (uncredited)
as Kanu (uncredited)
Richard R. Foster
as Bogey (uncredited)
as Bogey (uncredited)
Jane Harris
as Muffie (uncredited)
as Muffie (uncredited)
Jennifer Harris
as Mouse (uncredited)
as Mouse (uncredited)
Trilak Jetley
as Anil (uncredited)
as Anil (uncredited)
Bhogwan Singh
as Sajjan (uncredited)
as Sajjan (uncredited)
Penelope Wilkinson
as Elizabeth (uncredited)
as Elizabeth (uncredited)
Cecilia Wood
as Victoria (uncredited)
as Victoria (uncredited)
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Jean Renoir
Director
Director
Rumer Godden
Novel
Novel
Jean Renoir
Screenplay
Screenplay
Rumer Godden
Screenplay
Screenplay
Claude Renoir
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Kenneth McEldowney
Producer
Producer
M.A. Partha Sarathy
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Eugène Lourié
Production Design
Production Design
George Gale
Editor
Editor
Bansi Chandragupta
Art Direction
Art Direction
Subrata Mitra
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Harisadhan Dasgupta
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Kalyan Gupta
Production Manager
Production Manager
Satyajit Ray
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Jean Renoir
Producer
Producer
Bansi Ashe
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Sukhamoy Sen
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Charles Knott
Sound Engineer
Sound Engineer
Charles Poulton
Sound Engineer
Sound Engineer
Ramananda Sengupta
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
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