The River poster

Movie · 1951

The River

Released 10 September 1951 More from 1951 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Arthur Shields
as Mr. John
55
June Tripp
as Narrator (voice)
50
Esmond Knight
as The Father
45
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
10years between the oldest and youngest billed
55Arthur Shields — oldest on the call sheet
45Esmond Knight — youngest billed
50average age of the credited cast
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