Romance ·Drama ·History · United States of America · 1957 · 3h 8m

Raintree County

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Director
Edward Dmytryk
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor as Susanna Drake Shawnessy Montgomery Clift as John Wickliff Shawnessy Eva Marie Saint as Nell Gaither Nigel Patrick as Prof. Jerusalem Webster Stiles Lee Marvin as Orville 'Flash' Perkins Rod Taylor as Garwood B. Jones
Crew
Robert Surtees — Director of Photography John D. Dunning — Editor Johnny Green — Original Music Composer Millard Kaufman — Screenplay Ross Lockridge Jr. — Novel David Lewis — Producer
Tagline

In The Great Tradition Of Civil War Romance

Synopsis

In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further complicated by the American Civil War, and dark family history.

Trailer Raintree County — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
civil warlove trianglelove19th century
Key Collaborators
Edward Dmytryk Director Robert Surtees Director of Photography John D. Dunning Editor Johnny Green Original Music Composer Millard Kaufman Screenplay Ross Lockridge Jr. Novel David Lewis Producer Walter Plunkett Costume Design
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