Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
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.
Run Time
1h 39m
Genre
Drama, Romance
Release Date
10 Sep 1951
Country
France, India
Language
English, Bengali
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Director & Producers
Jean RenoirTop Billed Cast
Nora SwinburneThe Mother
Esmond KnightThe Father
Arthur ShieldsMr. John
Suprova MukerjeeNan
Capt. John
Harriet
Radha BurnierMelanie
Adrienne CorriValerie
June TrippNarrator (voice)
Kanu (uncredited)
Bogey (uncredited)
Muffie (uncredited)
Claude Renoir
Subrata Mitra
Ramananda Sengupta
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