Raintree County

"In The Great Tradition Of Civil War Romance"

1957 3h 8m EN

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6.4

MID

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10%

ROTTEN

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6.3

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 59🥫10%Rotten Tomatoes★6.3IMDB · 4,428

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Synopsis

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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.

“In The Great Tradition Of Civil War Romance”

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Cast

Elizabeth Taylor
Susanna Drake Shawnessy
Montgomery Clift
John Wickliff Shawnessy
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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Dmytryk
Writers: Millard Kaufman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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At 188 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward Dmytryk, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Johnny Green. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John D. Dunning shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift and Eva Marie Saint carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In The Great Tradition Of Civil War Romance".

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IMDB entry: tt0050882 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Edward Dmytryk directs. Robert Surtees behind the camera. Johnny Green scores. John D. Dunning cuts. A long sit — settle in. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1At 188 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Edward Dmytryk, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Johnny Green. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor John D. Dunning shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift and Eva Marie Saint carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "In The Great Tradition Of Civil War Romance".
8IMDB entry: tt0050882 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.