Raintree County Movie Review 1957

A lavish, somewhat overdone epic about two lovers caught up in the national turmoil of the Civil War. An Indiana teacher (Clift) marries a southern belle (Taylor) just after the outbreak of war. The new wife battles mental illness. Producers had hoped this would be another "Gone with the Wind." Adapted from the novel by Ross Lockridge Jr. Film was delayed in mid-production by Clift's near-fatal and disfiguring car crash.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 175 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Civil War, Top Grossing Films of 1957

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Eva Marie Saint, Lee Marvin, Nigel Patrick, Rod Taylor, Agnes Moorehead, Walter Abel

Cinematography

Robert L. Surtees

Director

Edward Dmytryk

Producer

Inc. Loew's