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Raintree County
In The Great Tradition Of Civil War Romance
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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about Raintree County
Cast
Elizabeth TaylorSusanna Drake Shawnessy
Montgomery CliftJohn Wickliff Shawnessy
Eva Marie SaintNell Gaither
Nigel PatrickProf. Jerusalem Webster Stiles
Lee MarvinOrville 'Flash' Perkins
Rod TaylorGarwood B. Jones
Agnes MooreheadEllen Shawnessy
Walter AbelT.D. ShawnessyCredits
- Directed by
- Edward Dmytryk
- Written by
- Millard Kaufman, Ross Lockridge Jr.
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $5.5M
- Box office
- $9.1M
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States
