Its the mid nineteenth century in freehaven, raintree county, indiana. Elizabeth taylor stars as a spoiled southern belle who falls in love with pacifistic indiana youth montgomery clift. Hard to know what to say about this lessthanstellar import dvd. In this film, elizabeth taylor stars as a spoiled southern belle who falls in love with pacifistic indiana youth montgomery clift. Raintree county 1957 edward dmytryk releases allmovie. Raintree county cast and crew cast photos and info. The title raintree county is familiar to americans more for the movie version mgm released in 1957 than for the novel itself. Find release information for raintree county 1957 edward dmytryk on allmovie. Raintree county is the story of john shawnessy, a poet and schoolteacher who loses both his wife and the great love of his life, goes off to fight in the civil war, tries to write a great american. Elizabeth taylor photographed by bob willoughby on the set of raintree county 1957 elizabeth taylor in raintree county.
In 1859, idealist john wickliff shawnessey montgomery clift, a resident of raintree county, indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart nell gaither eva marie saint by susanna drake elizabeth taylor, a rich new orleans girl. Raintree county 1957 stream and watch online moviefone. Raintree county 1957 is a drama, romance movie starring elizabeth taylor and montgomery clift. John wickliff shawnessy montgomery clift has just graduated from high school at the. Many complained about the lackofdisciplineinthe writingwhile acknowledging itsforce and. The fictional town of waycross was based on straughn, indiana and the fictional raintree county was based on henry county, indiana. Overview of raintree county, 1957, directed by edward dmytryk, with montgomery clift, elizabeth taylor, eva marie saint, at turner classic movies. In 1859, idealist john wickliff shawnessey montgomery clift, a resident of raintree county, indiana, is distracted from his high. In the town of freehaven in raintree county, indiana, the high school class of 1859 poses for a photograph. Though the movie is set in california, portions of it were filmed in paducah and smithland, kentucky, around the cumberland and ohio rivers. Though clift is engaged to eva marie saint, what taylor wants, taylor gets, and she isnt above using the. Conceived as a gone with the wind for the cinemascope generation, raintree county wasnt quite as successful as its role model, but it still proved a moneyspinner for mgm.
During shooting her friend and leading man had a very bad. The twists and ties supposedly interconnecting these plotlines are poorly. Houghton mifflin won an injunction against further seizures and eventually prevailed in united states district court houghton library, ross lockridge, jr. The making of the motion picture version of ross lockridge. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by ross lockridge jr. The plot drags along too much and at over 2 and a half hours, this film is much too long. Perhaps any film version of the elegantly poetic book would be a compromise, but raintree county seems to suffer from a kind of curious detachment from the material. Anyway, part of the movie raintree county was filed at the windsor ruins. Raintree county is a 1957 american technicolor melodramatic film set during the american civil war, directed by edward dmytryk. A look at raintree county, the book, the movie and the real place in henry county, indiana. Reviewed in the united states on september 14, 2015. John shawnessy has just graduated from high school at the top of his class, with a promising career as a writer.
Here she is shown in the movie raintree county in elizabeth taylor, violet eyes and lavender dress. It has also been shown on turner classic movies cable channel. Raintree county soundtrack cd details and availability. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy it at buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack. Raintree county became the first motion picture shot in this new process, but when it came to showing it in 1957 across the county.
In 1859, idealist john wickliff shawnessey montgomery clift, a resident of raintree county, indiana, is distracted from his high school. The movie is a problematical and often entertaining adaptation of ross lockridges lyrical, metaphorical novel. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. The title refers to a mythical tree from china supposedly planted in the swamps of raintree county, indiana by johnny appleseed. Nat king cole sing the musical theme of the movie raintree county released in 1957. However, the disc plays normally without any problem and is. Lockridges raintree county rises to that leveland, in my estimationsurpasses it.
This product was very cheaply made and the color quality is poor. When southern belle susanna drake elizabeth taylor visits indiana, she falls for john wickliff shawnessy montgomery clift, an abolitionist with strong. The large oak tree 5075 yards in front of the main house also played a role in the movie, with elizabeth taylor filmed underneath it do not attempt to recreate elizabeth taylors scene at the oak tree. With stars like elizabeth taylor, montgomery clift and eva marie saint, this wonderful story created by author ross lockridge jr. The movie was lavishly conceived, made for the widescreen, with a great musical score by johnny green, starring elizabeth taylor, montgomery clift, eva. Raintree county 1957 is set during the american civil war and was directed by edward dmytryk, who was known for his 1940s film noir.
He is a romantic, principled, and an idealist, believing the story of the golden raintree after which the county is named growing somewhere. Premiere of film raintree county, louisville, united states of america usa. Personally i think its a surprisingly interesting film. Its the midnineteenth century in freehaven, raintree county, indiana. Raintree county is a nearly 60yearold film, and it is based on a bestselling book from 1948. Though clift is engaged to eva marie saint, what taylor wants. He has a brief and passionate affair with susanna while she is visiting. For many it represents everything that was wrong with hollywood in the 50s, being overlong, overblown, overproduced and and overloaded with stars. Eva marie saint as edie doyle and marlon brando as terry malloy in on the waterfront 1954. Six decades after her breakout movie role, for which she won the academy award for best supporting.
The great swamp, the shawmucky river, the raintree, and even danwebster graveyardoverrun by myrtle, wild carrot, blackberries, and poison ivyaffirm the continuance of life amid tragic loss. Raintree county movie clear and i felt like i was right at the movie when it first came out. Though clift is engaged to eva marie saint, what taylor wants, taylor gets, and she isnt above using the dirtiest of deceptions to win clifts affections. Dec 15 this month in raintree county was released in the u. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The film includes some of the civil war battle footage repurposed from raintree county.
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. It stars montgomery clift, elizabeth taylor, eva marie saint, and lee marvin. She is the burr under the saddle, the exquisite seductress that interfers with clifts heretofore regulated, almost predestined lifestyle upon his college graduation. The doll she loves the best is a horrible, twistedlooking thing. She was deemed one of the most beautiful women in the world. Elizabeth taylor earned her first oscar nomination for her performance in the film. Released 1957, raintree county stars montgomery clift, elizabeth taylor, eva marie saint, nigel patrick the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 48 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Everyone expects great things of valedictorian john wickliff shawnessy, in particular his sweetheart, nell gaither, who admires johnny for his idealism, poetry and respect for truth and justice. It truly possesses that proverbial face that only a mother could love, and that is one of the clues to the movie s socially charged revelations. The novel was made into a 1957 film starring montgomery clift, elizabeth taylor, eva marie saint, nigel patrick, lee marvin, rod taylor and agnes moorehead. In some scenes throughout the movie, despite the cinematographers skill, clifts nose and chin look different, and the entire left side of his face is nearly immobile. There was a great deal ofcomment on the books sizeand complexity.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing raintree county near you. Raintree county 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Raintree county dvd for sale wanted this and tried to find for a long time, enjoyed so much. The plot is based on hawthornes short story, the great stone face. Raintree county is a 1957 american technicolor melodramatic film set during the american civil war, directed by edward. The title raintree county is familiar to americans more for the movie. However, in a feeling long threehour film such as raintree county.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Raintree county is an american version of tolstoys war and peace. Also in the cast are eva marie saint, and lee marvin. Elizabeth taylor was the undisputed queen of this type of movie, having already starred in giant and with cleopatra looming over the horizon, when she appeared with montgomery clift and eva marie saint in raintree county. Everyone expects great things of valedictorian john wickliff shawnessy montgomery clift, in particular his sweetheart, nell gaither eva marie saint, who admires johnny for his idealism, poetry and respect for truth and justice. Immediately download the raintree county summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. Elizabeth taylor and montgomery clift in raintree county 1957 elizabeth taylor and. Raintree county 1957 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Raintree county soundtrack movie soundtracks for sale. It stars our favorite of the month, montgomery clift, and last months favorite, elizabeth taylor. And i love walt whitman and ross lockridge for the same reason.
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