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