The River poster

Movie profile

The River

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

7.2/ 1019511h 39m

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.

Directed by Jean Renoir

Visual gallery

Behind the frames

8 stills

The River still 1

The River still 2

The River still 3

The River still 4

The River still 5

The River still 6

The River still 7

The River still 8

The cast

Faces behind the story

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