Wild River

Wild River (1960-05-26)

Drama | Romance |

7.265

Overview

A 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.

Directed By: Elia Kazan

Star Cast: Montgomery Clift , Lee Remick , Jo Van Fleet , Albert Salmi ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 110m
Popularity: 5.4942
Language: en

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Vote Average: 7.265
Vote Count: 100

Keywords

based on novel or book river flooding tennessee dam 1930s land dispute

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Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

Chuck Glover

Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Carol Garth Baldwin

Jo Van Fleet

Jo Van Fleet

Ella Garth

Albert Salmi

Albert Salmi

Hank Bailey

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Hamilton Garth

James Westerfield

James Westerfield

Cal Garth

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Jack Roper

Barbara Loden

Barbara Loden

Betty Jackson

Frank Overton

Frank Overton

Walter Clark

Malcolm Atterbury

Malcolm Atterbury

Sy Moore

Robert Earl Jones

Robert Earl Jones

Sam Johnson (uncredited)