Raintree County (1957)
December 20, 1957Release Date
Raintree County (1957)
December 20, 1957Release Date


Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

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

Jarma Lewis
Barbara Drake

Tom Drake
Bobby Drake

Rhys Williams
Ezra Gray

Russell Collins
Niles Foster

DeForest Kelley
Southern Officer

Luana Lee
Girl (uncredited)

Sue George
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich
Townsman (uncredited)

Ruth Attaway
Parthenia (uncredited)

John Barton
Townsman (uncredited)

Oliver Blake
Jake - Bartender (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth
Spectator (uncredited)

George Boyce
Party Guest (uncredited)

Henry Brock
Minor Role (uncredited)

Don Burnett
Tom Conway (uncredited)

Boyd Cabeen
Townsman (uncredited)

William Challee
Spectator (uncredited)

Phil Chambers
Starter (uncredited)

Robert Cole
Party Guest (uncredited)

Gene Coogan
Townsman (uncredited)

Isabel Cooley
Soona - Susanna's Maid (uncredited)

Josephine Cummins
Woman (uncredited)

Jack Daly
Photographer (uncredited)

Michael Dante
Jesse Gardner (uncredited)

James Dime
Bartender (uncredited)

Phyllis Douglas
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Dan Dowling
Club Patron (uncredited)

Michael Dugan
Nat Franklin (uncredited)

John Eldredge
Cousin Sam (uncredited)

Duke Fishman
Townsman (uncredited)

George Ford
Club Patron (uncredited)

Robert Foulk
Pantomimist (uncredited)

Joel Friend
Party Guest (uncredited)

Joseph Glick
Soldier (uncredited)

Dorothy Granger
Madame Gaubert (uncredited)

James Griffith
Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)

Myrna Hansen
Mrs. Lydia Gray (uncredited) / Lydia Grey (uncredited)

Stacy Harris
Union Lieutenant (uncredited)

Rosalind Hayes
Bessie (uncredited)

Bill Hickman
Townsman (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan
Townsman (uncredited)

Judi Jordan
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Jack Kenny
Townsman (uncredited)

Frank Kreig
Spectator (uncredited)

Janet Lake
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Donald Losby
Jim Shawnessy - Age 2 (uncredited)

Mickey Maga
Jim Shawnessy - Age 4 (uncredited)

Philo McCullough
Townsman (uncredited)

Owen McGiveney
Blind Man (uncredited)

Gardner McKay
Bearded Soldier (uncredited)

Russell Meeker
Townsman (uncredited)

Frank Mills
Soldier (uncredited)

Ralph Moratz
Spectator at footrace (uncredited)

Burt Mustin
Old Gent with 'Flash' (uncredited)

Ray Pourchot
Soldier (uncredited)

Ford Raymond
Townsman (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway
Prostitute (uncredited)

Christopher Riordan
Spectator at Footrace (uncredited)

Robert Robinson
Townsman (uncredited)

Edwin Rochelle
Townsman (uncredited)

Tony Rosa
Party Guest (uncredited)

Phil Schumacher
Townsman (uncredited)

Scott Seaton
Party Guest (uncredited)

Ron Soble
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)

Eileen Stevens
Miss Roman / Miss Roman (uncredited)

Robert Stevenson
Spectator (uncredited)

Robert Strong
Townsman (uncredited)

Bill Walker
Old George (uncredited)

Edward Dmytryk
Director

Ross Lockridge Jr.
Novel

Charles Watts
Party Guest (uncredited)

Millard Kaufman
Screenplay / Associate Producer

Charles Rosher Jr.
Camera Loader

Johnny Green
Original Music Composer

Robert Surtees
Director of Photography

Thomas D. Tannenbaum
Associate Producer

David Lewis
Producer

John D. Dunning
Editor

Hugh Hunt
Set Decoration

Walter Plunkett
Costume Design

Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration

Urie McCleary
Art Direction

William A. Horning
Art Direction

Wesley C. Miller
Sound Recordist

Dale Deverman
Camera Operator

Fred J. Koenekamp
Assistant Camera

Van Allen James
Sound Editor

Lowell Kinsall
Sound
Media.





Details.
Release DateDecember 20, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 8m
Content RatingNR
Budget$5,474,000
Box Office$9,080,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Raintree County is a 1957 American epic historical romance western war 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. Set in both
the American Midwest and the American South against the backdrop of the Antebellum South and the American Civil War, the film tells the story of a small-town Midwestern teacher and poet named John Shawnessy, who meets and marries a beautiful Southern belle named Susanna Drake; however, her emotional instability leads to the destruction of their marriage. The leading roles are played by Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Nigel Patrick and Lee Marvin.
In July 1947, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had purchased the film rights of Ross Lockridge Jr.'s unpublished manuscript for Raintree County for $150,000. Carey Wilson was immediately signed as producer, and prominent actors were considered for leading roles. In January 1948, the book was released and became a national bestseller. In the following year, filming was delayed for two years as the project had grown too expensive. In 1955, the project was revived with Taylor and Clift signed for the two leading roles. Filming began in April 1956 and wrapped in October 1956. It would also mark the first use of a 65-millimeter widescreen process originally called MGM Camera 65.
Raintree County had its world premiere at the Brown Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky on October 2, 1957. In December 1957, the film was given a wide release in the United States, where it received negative reviews from film critics, who praised the production values and the performances of Clift and Taylor, but were critical of the film's plot. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Actress (Taylor), Art Direction–Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, and Best Score.
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