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Raintree County is a 1957 American epic historical romance western film adapted from the 1948 novel of the same name by Ross Lockridge Jr. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
A drama film based on Ross Lockridge Jr.'s novel, starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor and Eva Marie Saint. It tells the story of a young writer who marries a southern belle amid the turmoil of the American Civil War.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Edward Dmytryk
- 1957-12-20
The novel, set in fictional Raintree County, Indiana, is essentially in two parts; before the Civil War and after. It spans the 19th century history of the United States, from the pre-Civil War westward expansion, to the debate over slavery, to the Civil War, to the Industrial Revolution and the Labor Movement which followed.
A romantic drama set in the American Civil War era, starring Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. A young writer falls in love with a southern belle, but their marriage is haunted by her dark past and the war.
Raintree County (1957) -- (Movie Clip) There Are No Neutrals! John (Montgomery Clift) chases down his erstwhile girlfriend Nell (Eva Marie Saint) in the Indiana woods and, as they try to reconcile, meets vigilantes seeking the professor, in the Civil War epic Raintree County, 1957.
Dec 3, 2021 · Watch the classic American epic historical romance film starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, and Eve Marie Saint. Set in the Antebellum South and the Civil War, the film tells the story of a doomed marriage.
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When Southern belle Susanna Drake (Elizabeth Taylor) visits Indiana, she falls for John Wickliff Shawnessy (Montgomery Clift), an abolitionist with strong ideals. However, John falters while he ...
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