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Raintree County (1957)
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A graduating poet/teacher falls in love with a Southern woman, and then the Civil War and her past create problems. Director:Edward Dmytryk |
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Nominated for 4 Oscars.
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| Montgomery Clift | ... |
John Wickliff Shawnessy
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| Elizabeth Taylor | ... |
Susanna Drake Shawnessy
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| Eva Marie Saint | ... |
Nell Gaither
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Nigel Patrick | ... |
Prof. Jerusalem Webster Stiles
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| Lee Marvin | ... |
Orville 'Flash' Perkins
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| Rod Taylor | ... |
Garwood B. Jones
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| Agnes Moorehead | ... |
Ellen Shawnessy
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| Walter Abel | ... |
T.D. Shawnessy
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Jarma Lewis | ... |
Barbara Drake
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Tom Drake | ... |
Bobby Drake
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| Rhys Williams | ... |
Ezra Gray
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Russell Collins | ... |
Niles Foster
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| DeForest Kelley | ... |
Southern Officer
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Storyline
An abolitionist John Wickliff Shawnessy drifts away from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither and enters into a passionate love affair with a wealthy New Orleans belle Susanna Drake but is tricked into marrying her when she falsely tells him that she is pregnant. But even after Susanna tells him the truth his still stays with her out of love. But John soon learns that Susanna is hiding a dark secret which leads her into madness. This madness causes Susanna to flee to the South during the Civil War taking their son with her. John leaves home and enlisting in the Northern Army as his only means to pursue Susanna. Written by Matt Patay
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
El árbol de la vida See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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USA: (original version) | (Turner Library Print) | Australia:Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Lyrics by Julia Ward Howe
(written on 18-11-1861) See more »
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Finnish censorship visas: 1) theatrical visa delivered on 18-3-1988. 2) visa # T-49650 delivered on 27-9-1995 (video). See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: After Lincoln's 1860 election, the crowd sings "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". However, Julia Ward Howe wrote the poem, on which the song was based, for the Atlantic Monthly in 1861. See more »Quotes
Prof. Jerusalem Webster Stiles: [to the photographer, who has just taken the graduating class portrait] Mr. Sterling, you have made us immortal.See more »
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"The Battle Hymn of The Republic"Lyrics by Julia Ward Howe
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