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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.
Raintree County: Directed by Edward Dmytryk. With Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Nigel Patrick. A student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the onset of the Civil War.
Abolitionist John Wickliff Shawnessy ( Montgomery Clift) drifts away from his high-school sweetheart Nell Gaither ( Eva Marie Saint) and enters into a passionate love affair with wealthy New Orleans belle Susanna Drake (Dame Elizabeth Taylor ), but is tricked into marrying her when she falsely tells him that she is pregnant.
The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Actress (Taylor), Best Art Direction, Best Score and Best Costume Design. In this sumptuous Civil War story, a willful southern belle goes mad out of fear that she may be part black.
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Dec 3, 2021 · Raintree County. 1957 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1948 novel by Ross Lockridge Jr. Directed by Edward Dmytryk from a screenplay by Millard Kaufman, starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, and Eve Marie Saint.
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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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.
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.
