The River

Beauty... Mystery... Delightful Humor...

195199m7.2 (135)
DramaRomance

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.

Crew

Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir

Director

Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir

Screenplay

RG

Rumer Godden

Screenplay

Claude Renoir

Claude Renoir

Director of Photography

KM

Kenneth McEldowney

Producer

M.A. Partha Sarathy

M.A. Partha Sarathy

Original Music Composer

Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir

Producer

Cast

Nora Swinburne

Nora Swinburne

The Mother

Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

The Father

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Mr. John

Suprova Mukerjee

Suprova Mukerjee

Nan

TE

Thomas E. Breen

Capt. John

PW

Patricia Walters

Harriet

Radha Burnier

Radha Burnier

Melanie

Adrienne Corri

Adrienne Corri

Valerie

June Tripp

June Tripp

Narrator (voice)

NB

Nimai Barik

Kanu (uncredited)

RR

Richard R. Foster

Bogey (uncredited)

JH

Jane Harris

Muffie (uncredited)

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