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.
Directed by: Jean Renoir
Top Billed Cast: Bhogwan Singh, June Tripp, Jennifer Harris
Runtime: 99 minutes
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Nora Swinburne
The Mother
Esmond Knight
The Father
Arthur Shields
Mr. John
Suprova Mukerjee
Nan
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Thomas E. Breen
Capt. John
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Patricia Walters
Harriet
Radha Burnier
Melanie
Adrienne Corri
Valerie
June Tripp
Narrator (voice)
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Nimai Barik
Kanu (uncredited)
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Richard R. Foster
Bogey (uncredited)
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Jane Harris
Muffie (uncredited)
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Jennifer Harris
Mouse (uncredited)
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Trilak Jetley
Anil (uncredited)
Bhogwan Singh
Sajjan (uncredited)
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Penelope Wilkinson
Elizabeth (uncredited)
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Cecilia Wood
Victoria (uncredited)
