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The River

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7.2(129 votes)Sep 10, 19511h 39mReleased
  • Drama
  • Romance

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

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Cast

  • 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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