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Raintree County

Raintree County

In The Great Tradition Of Civil War Romance

19576.43h 8m

Overview

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.

Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Written by Ross Lockridge Jr., Millard Kaufman
Produced by David Lewis
Box OfficeBudget: $5.5MRevenue: $9.1M

Top Cast

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Susanna Drake Shawnessy

Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

John Wickliff Shawnessy

Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint

Nell Gaither

Nigel Patrick

Nigel Patrick

Prof. Jerusalem Webster Stiles

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Orville 'Flash' Perkins

Rod Taylor

Rod Taylor

Garwood B. Jones

Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead

Ellen Shawnessy

Walter Abel

Walter Abel

T.D. Shawnessy

Jarma Lewis

Jarma Lewis

Barbara Drake

Tom Drake

Tom Drake

Bobby Drake

Themes & Keywords

civil warlove trianglelove19th century

About Raintree County

Raintree County is a romance, drama, history film released in 1957 exploring themes of civil war, love triangle, love, 19th century. Directed by Edward Dmytryk, it stars Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Eva Marie Saint. 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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