Raintree County

Raintree County (1957)

Drama, Romance, History3 hours and 8 minutes
63%
User score

In The Great Tradition Of Civil War Romance

Description

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.

Edward Dmytryk
Director
Millard Kaufman
Screenplay
Ross Lockridge Jr.
Novel

Actors

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
Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams
Ezra Gray
Russell Collins
Russell Collins
Niles Foster
DeForest Kelley
DeForest Kelley
Southern Officer
Eileen Stevens
Eileen Stevens
Miss Roman
Luana Lee
Luana Lee
Girl (uncredited)
Sue George
Sue George
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Myrna Hansen
Myrna Hansen
Mrs. Lydia Gray (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
Fred Aldrich
Townsman (uncredited)
Ruth Attaway
Ruth Attaway
Parthenia (uncredited)
John Barton
John Barton
Townsman (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$5,474,000

Revenue

$9,080,000

Keywords
civil warlove trianglelove19th century