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7.3A young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam. He encounters opposition from the local people, in particular a farmer who objects to his employment (with pay) of local black laborers. Much of the plot revolves around the eviction of a stubborn octogenarian from her home on an island in the river, and the young man's love affair with that woman's widowed granddaughter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.
Released: 1960-05-26110 minDir: Elia KazanDrama, Romance
Cast
- Montgomery Clift as Chuck Glover
- Lee Remick as Carol Garth Baldwin
- Jo Van Fleet as Ella Garth
- Albert Salmi as Hank Bailey
- Jay C. Flippen as Hamilton Garth
- James Westerfield as Cal Garth
Themes
- based on novel or book
- river
- flooding
- tennessee
- dam
- 1930s
- land dispute
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 899974
- Image
- Wild River (1960 film poster - one sheet).jpg
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- publication date
- 1960-03-26
- title
- Wild River
- review score
- 92%
- Commons category
- Wild River (film)
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Categories
1960 American films1960 drama films1960 English-language films1960 films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican CinemaScope filmsAmerican drama filmsEminent domainEnglish-language drama filmsFilms about economic crisesFilms about farmersFilms about farmers' suicides in the United StatesFilms about floodsFilms about labor relationsFilms based on American novelsFilms based on multiple worksFilms directed by Elia KazanFilms scored by Kenyon HopkinsFilms set in AppalachiaFilms set in TennesseeFilms set in the 1930sFilms set on fictional islandsFilms shot in TennesseeRotten Tomatoes ID same as Wikidata