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The River Overview:

The River (1951) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Jean Renoir and produced by Jean Renoir.

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The Sweet Smell of Success: The Cat's in the Bag and the Bag's in the River

By FlickChick on Nov 19, 2023 From A Person in the Dark

My local library is kind enough to indulge my desire to share my passion for classic film by allowing me to show a classic film once a month. And once in a while, a few film fans wander in and share the enjoyment. November's Film: The Sweet Smell of Success1957's "The Sweet Smell of Success" is a gl... Read full article

The Bridge on the River Kwai: Honor, Duty, and Madness

By Annmarie Gatti on Dec 14, 2019 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

The Bridge on the River Kwai: Honor, Duty and Madness – an Unforgettable Film even 62 Years Later… In honor of the anniversary of the US theatrical release of The Bridge on the River Kwai on December 14, 1957, a mere 62 years ago today, I am reprinting an article that I wrote for Sony... Read full article

Bend of The River (1952)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 22, 2019 From 4 Star Films

In Bend of The River, there are glimpses of the man we knew before the war. Joking and smiling with that same face. The affable charm and so on. But it’s also starkly different. In this picture, James Stewart is on horseback leading a wagon train preoccupied with farming, cattle, ranching, and... Read full article

Bend of the River (1952, Anthony Mann)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Feb 15, 2019 From The Stop Button

Somehow Bend of the River manages to be too cluttered while running too short at ninety-one minutes. The film starts great; James Stewart is a former bad man of the West who’s trying to be a good guy and become a farmer (or rancher if he can get himself some cattle). He’s guiding a wagon train t... Read full article

Bend of the River (1952, Anthony Mann)

on Feb 15, 2019 From The Stop Button

Somehow Bend of the River manages to be too cluttered while running too short at ninety-one minutes. The film starts great; James Stewart is a former bad man of the West who’s trying to be a good guy and become a farmer (or rancher if he can get himself some cattle). He’s guiding a wagon train t... Read full article

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The River Facts
Esmond Knight, who plays the one-eyed Father, did actually lose his eye in the war, during the battle to sink the Bismark. He served on the Prince of Wales, and later starred as the Captain of the Prince of Wales in the film Sink the Bismarck!.
Rumer Godden based the character of Bogey on her younger sister, Nancy. Nancy's son Richard R. Foster played the part of Bogey in the film
This film was instrumental in launching the careers of Satyajit Ray - an assistant on the film - and Subrata Mitra, who went on to become Ray's cinematographer.
Shot in Technicolor, it was necessary to use brighter lights than usual. This also required spending five months in the lab, painting up colors that weren't rich enough.
Thomas E. Breen Who plays Capt. John, was really missing one leg like his character.
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