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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.
The River was restored by the Academy Film Archive in association with the BFI and Janus Films, with restoration funding provided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and The Film Foundation.
Original Release
09/10/1951
US Release
09/10/1951
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Nora Swinburne | The Mother |
Esmond Knight | The Father |
Arthur Shields | Mr. John |
Suprova Mukerjee | Nan |
Thomas E. Breen | Capt. John |
Patricia Walters | Harriet |
Radha | Melanie |
Adrienne Corri | Valerie |
June Tripp | Narrator |
Nimai Barik | Kanu |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Nora Swinburne | The Mother |
Esmond Knight | The Father |
Arthur Shields | Mr. John |
Suprova Mukerjee | Nan |
Thomas E. Breen | Capt. John |
Patricia Walters | Harriet |
Radha | Melanie |
Adrienne Corri | Valerie |
June Tripp | Narrator |
Nimai Barik | Kanu |
Richard R. Foster | Bogey |
Jane Harris | Muffie |
Jennifer Harris | Mouse |
Trilak Jetley | Anil |
Bhogwan Singh | Sajjan |
Penelope Wilkinson | Elizabeth |
Cecilia Wood | Victoria |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jean Renoir | Producer |
Kenneth McEldowney | Producer |