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:
Rumer Godden, Jean Renoir.
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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) |
| Directing | Jean Renoir | Director |
| Writing | Rumer Godden | Novel |
| Writing | Rumer Godden | Screenplay |
| Camera | Claude Renoir | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jean Renoir | Screenplay |
| Sound | M.A. Partha Sarathy | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | George Gale | Editor |
| Art | Bansi Chandragupta | Art Direction |
| Production | Kenneth McEldowney | Producer |
| Art | Eugène Lourié | Production Design |
| Directing | Harisadhan Dasgupta | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Subrata Mitra | Still Photographer |
| Production | Kalyan Gupta | Production Manager |
| Directing | Satyajit Ray | Assistant Director |
| Production | Jean Renoir | Producer |
| Camera | Ramananda Sengupta | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Charles Knott | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Bansi Ashe | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sukhamoy Sen | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Charles Poulton | Sound Engineer |
