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1957    2h 52mDrama, Romance
6.310%52%6.4
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
  • 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. Shawnessy
  • Jarma LewisBarbara Drake
  • Tom DrakeBobby Drake
  • Rhys WilliamsEzra Gray
  • Russell CollinsNiles Foster
  • DeForest KelleySouthern Officer
  • Eileen StevensMiss Roman
  • Luana LeeGirl (uncredited)
  • Sue GeorgeUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
  • Myrna HansenMrs. Lydia Gray (uncredited)
  • Fred AldrichTownsman (uncredited)
  • Ruth AttawayParthenia (uncredited)
  • John BartonTownsman (uncredited)
  • Mister ArnMay 20, 2025
    Flawed characters with turbulent times set the stage for this ambitious melodrama. Elizabeth Taylor goes in and out of her southern belle accent, making it hard to take her seriously.

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