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The River (1951)

Sep 10, 1951 · 1h 39m

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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.

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Top cast

  • Nora Swinburne Nora Swinburne The Mother
  • Esmond Knight Esmond Knight The Father
  • Arthur Shields Arthur Shields Mr. John
  • Suprova Mukerjee Suprova Mukerjee Nan
  • Thomas E. Breen Capt. John
  • Patricia Walters Harriet
  • Radha Burnier Radha Burnier Melanie
  • Adrienne Corri Adrienne Corri Valerie
  • June Tripp June Tripp Narrator (voice)
  • Nimai Barik Kanu (uncredited)
  • Richard R. Foster Bogey (uncredited)
  • Jane Harris Muffie (uncredited)
  • Jennifer Harris Mouse (uncredited)
  • Trilak Jetley Anil (uncredited)
  • Bhogwan Singh Bhogwan Singh Sajjan (uncredited)
  • Penelope Wilkinson Elizabeth (uncredited)

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