Raintree County (1957) ( Rain Tree County )

Raintree County (1957) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Rain Tree County
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
160 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Posters
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1957 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Edward Dmytryk

Written By:
Millard Kaufman
Ross Lockridge Jr.

Actors:
Montgomery Clift ..... John Wickliff Shawnessy
Elizabeth Taylor ..... Susanna Drake
Eva Marie Saint ..... Nell Gaither
Nigel Patrick ..... Prof. Jerusalem Webster Stiles
Lee Marvin ..... Orville 'Flash' Perkins
Rod Taylor ..... Garwood B. Jones
Agnes Moorehead ..... Ellen Shawnessy
Walter Abel ..... T.D. Shawnessy
Jarma Lewis ..... Barbara Drake
Tom Drake ..... Bobby Drake
Rhys Williams ..... Ezra Gray
Russell Collins ..... Niles Foster
DeForest Kelley ..... Southern Officer

Synopsis:

An abolitionist John Wickliff Shawnessy drifts away from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither and enters into a passionate love affair with a wealthy New Orleans belle Susanna Drake but is tricked into marrying her when she falsely tells him that she is pregnant. But even after Susanna tells him the truth his still stays with her out of love. But John soon learns that Susanna is hiding a dark secret which leads her into madness. This madness causes Susanna to flee to the South during the Civil War taking their son with her. John leaves home and enlisting in the Northern Army as his only means to pursue Susanna.

American Civil War period. Lives, love problems and frustrations, desires and accomplishments of three young people in Raintree County, Indiana.

A graduating poet/teacher falls in love with a Southern woman, and then the Civil War and her past create problems.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 19 June, 2019.

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