Elephant Walk (1954) 6.1
The young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at Elephant Walk tea plantation, British Ceylon. Director:William Dieterle |
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Elephant Walk (1954) 6.1
The young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at Elephant Walk tea plantation, British Ceylon. Director:William Dieterle |
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| Elizabeth Taylor | ... |
Ruth Wiley
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| Dana Andrews | ... |
Dick Carver
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| Peter Finch | ... |
John Wiley
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Abraham Sofaer | ... |
Appuhamy
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Abner Biberman | ... |
Dr. Pereira
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Noel Drayton | ... |
Planter Atkinson
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Rosalind Ivan | ... |
Mrs. Lakin
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Barry Bernard | ... |
Planter Strawson
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Philip Tonge | ... |
Planter John Ralph
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Edward Ashley | ... |
Planter Gordon Gregory
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Leo Britt | ... |
Planter Chisholm
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My Lee Haulani | ... |
Rayna
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Madhyma Lanka Nritya Mandala Dancers | ... |
Dancers
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Colonial tea planter John Wiley, visiting England at the end of World War II, wins and weds lovely English rose Ruth and takes her home to Elephant Walk, Ceylon, where the local elephants have a grudge against the plantation. Ruth's delight with the tropical wealth and luxury of her new home is tempered by isolation as the only white woman in the district; by her husband's occasional imperious arrogance; by a mutual physical attraction with plantation manager Dick Carver; and by the hovering, ominous menace of the hostile elephants... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
The scintillating Elizabeth Taylor stars in this lesser-known classic as a young girl from London who falls in love with a tea plantation owner from British Ceylon (current day Sri Lanka). Upon arrival she instantly feels out of place and is forced to adapt to the new culture as well as be in constant awareness of the angry elephant herd. William Dieterle, who also directed The Life Of Emile Zola and Portrait Of Jennie , does a masterful job of bringing a somewhat dark, and almost eerie, undertone to this romance and the setting is one of the most beautiful I've seen with the black and white themed mansion and the gorgeous island scenery.