The River (1951 film)

The River
French film poster
Directed byJean Renoir
Written byRumer Godden
Jean Renoir
Based onThe River
by Rumer Godden
Produced byKenneth McEldowney
StarringNora Swinburne
Esmond Knight
Arthur Shields
Suprova Mukerjee
Thomas E. Breen
Patricia Walters
Radha Burnier
Adrienne Corri
Narrated byJune Hillman
CinematographyClaude Renoir
Edited byGeorge Gale
Music byM. A. Partha Sarathy
Production
company
Oriental International Films
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • 10 September 1951 (1951-09-10)
Running time
99 minutes
CountriesFrance
India
USA
LanguagesEnglish
Bengali
Box office$1 million (US rentals)[1]

The River (French: Le Fleuve) is a 1951 Technicolor drama romance film directed by Jean Renoir and produced by Kenneth McEldowney. The cast includes Esmond Knight, Nora Swinburne and Arthur Shields. A fairly faithful dramatization of the 1946 novel of the same name by Rumer Godden, the film's narrative follows a teenage girl's coming of age and first love, with the namesake river serving as both the backdrop and a central metaphor. The film was shot in Calcutta, India, where Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, who was then only a student of cinema, was able to meet Renoir for guidance.[2]

  1. ^ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
  2. ^ "Nuit Satyajit Ray – série de podcasts à écouter – France Culture".