The River (1951)
Beauty... Mystery... Delightful Humor...
99 min
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.
- Release date
- September 10, 1951
- Country of origin
- United States, France
Trailer
Cast
- Patricia Walters as Harriet
- Nora Swinburne as The Mother
- Esmond Knight as The Father
- Arthur Shields as Mr. John
- Suprova Mukerjee as Nan
- Thomas E. Breen as Capt. John
- Radha as Melanie
- Adrienne Corri as Valerie
- June Tripp as Narrator
- Nimai Barik as Kanu
Crew
- Jean Renoir · Director
- Rumer Godden · Writer
- Jean Renoir · Writer
- Kenneth McEldowney · Producer
- Jean Renoir · Producer
- M.A. Partha Sarathy · Composer
- Claude Renoir · Cinematographer
- George Gale · Editor
- Eugène Lourié · Production designer