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The River (1951)

APPROVED 99 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   19 December 1951 (France)
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Three adolescent girls growing up in Bengal, India, learn their lessons in life after falling for an older American soldier.

Director:

Jean Renoir

Writers:

Rumer Godden (novel), Rumer Godden (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Patricia Walters, Nora Swinburne and Esmond Knight
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Nora Swinburne Nora Swinburne ...
The Mother
Esmond Knight ...
The Father
Arthur Shields Arthur Shields ...
Mr. John
Suprova Mukerjee Suprova Mukerjee ...
Nan
Thomas E. Breen Thomas E. Breen ...
Capt. John
Patricia Walters Patricia Walters ...
Harriet
Radha Radha ...
Melanie
Adrienne Corri Adrienne Corri ...
Valerie
June Hillman June Hillman ...
Narration (voice)
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Storyline

Three teenage girls are living in Bengal (India) near a big river : Harriet is the oldest child of a big family of English settlers. Valerie is the unique daughter of an American industrialist. Melanie has an American father and an Indian mother. One day, a man arrives. He will be the first love of the three girls. Written by Yepok  

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Plot Keywords:

American | Bengal | India | River | Love  | See more »

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

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

France | India | USA

Language:

English | Bengali

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Le fleuve See more »

Filming Locations:

Ganges River, India See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Oriental International Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Thomas E. Breen Who plays Capt. John, was really missing one leg like his character. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Harriet's arms change position when lighting Captain John's cigarette on the boat. See more »

Quotes

Valerie: This... being together... in the garden. All of us happy, and you with us here, I didn't want it to change... and it's changed. I didn't want it to end... and it's gone. It was like something in a dream. Now you've made it real. I didn't want to be real.
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References The River (1938) See more »