Wild River

"The Wild Language... The Wild Hungers... The Wild Furies!"

1960 1h 50m EN

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 108

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam. He encounters opposition from the local people, in particular a farmer who objects to his employment (with pay) of local black laborers. Much of the plot revolves around the eviction of a stubborn octogenarian from her home on an island in the river, and the young man's love affair with that woman's widowed granddaughter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.

“The Wild Language... The Wild Hungers... The Wild Furies!”

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Cast

Montgomery Clift
Chuck Glover
Lee Remick
Carol Garth Baldwin
Jo Van Fleet
Ella Garth
Albert Salmi
Hank Bailey
Jay C. Flippen
Hamilton Garth
James Westerfield
Cal Garth
Bruce Dern
Jack Roper
Barbara Loden
Betty Jackson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Elia Kazan
Writers: Paul Osborn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Elia Kazan, shot by Ellsworth Fredericks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Editor William Reynolds 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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Montgomery Clift and Lee Remick and Jo Van Fleet carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Wild Language... The Wild Hungers... The Wild Furies!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0054476 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Elia Kazan directs. Ellsworth Fredericks behind the camera. William Reynolds cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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166 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Elia Kazan, shot by Ellsworth Fredericks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor William Reynolds shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Montgomery Clift and Lee Remick and Jo Van Fleet carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The Wild Language... The Wild Hungers... The Wild Furies!".
6IMDB entry: tt0054476 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.