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Raintree County

Raintree County

In The Great Tradition Of Civil War Romance

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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Release: 1957-12-20Runtime: 188 minRating: 6.4 (58)

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

Crew

Edward Dmytryk

Edward Dmytryk

Director

Ross Lockridge Jr.

Novel

Millard Kaufman

Screenplay

Charles Rosher Jr.

Camera Loader

Johnny Green

Johnny Green

Original Music Composer

Robert Surtees

Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

Millard Kaufman

Associate Producer

Thomas D. Tannenbaum

Associate Producer

David Lewis

Producer

John D. Dunning

Editor

Clips & Videos

Raintree County (1957) trailer Elizabeth Taylor

Raintree County (1957) trailer Elizabeth Taylor