A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Montgomery Clift | ... | Chuck Glover | |
| Lee Remick | ... | Carol Garth Baldwin | |
| Jo Van Fleet | ... | Ella Garth | |
| Albert Salmi | ... | Hank Bailey | |
| Jay C. Flippen | ... | Hamilton Garth (as J.C. Flippen) | |
| James Westerfield | ... | Cal Garth | |
| Barbara Loden | ... | Betty Jackson | |
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A young field administrator for the TVA comes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam on the Tennessee River. 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 an elderly woman from her home on an island in the River, and the young man's love affair with that woman's widowed granddaughter. Written by Sam Neff <samn@yang.earlham.edu>
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May 1960 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Chuck Glover: [Referring to his drunkenness] I apologize for the other night.Ella Garth: First and only time I ever liked you!
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When I first saw this movie (at age 13) I was frustrated with the inept, impotent bureaucrat portrayed by Clift. The when I next saw it (age 16), I was vexed by his girl, who seemed to be too patient and wise. The third time (age 18) had me trying to take sides on this complex question - does the good for the many always trump the good for the few, or the one? And I was hooked on this complex, multi-layered drama - I'll see it again whenever and wherever I can. See it if you can find it. Although it's one of Kazan's best, and one of his favorites, it's STILL not in public distribution.