Film
Wild River
Drama · 1h 50m
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About
A Tennessee Valley Authority official tries to persuade an elderly matriarch to leave her island home to make way for a new dam.
In 1937, Chuck Glover (Montgomery Clift) arrives in Garthville, Tennessee, as the new head of the Tennessee Valley Authority's land purchasing office. He is supervising the clearing of land upstream from a new hydroelectric dam, ground that will be flooded. His first need is Garth Island on the Tennessee River, where elderly matriarch Ella Garth (Jo Van Fleet) refuses to sell. The TVA wants to acquire the island without force to avoid bad publicity. Clearing is behind schedule because the mayor uses only white labor. Chuck visits the island, but Ella and the other Garth women, including her granddaughter Carol Baldwin (Lee Remick), ignore him. He tries to reason with Ella's three adult sons, among them Hamilton Garth (Jay C. Flippen).
Based on Dunbar's Cove, Mud on the Stars
Story written by Evenitto from TMDB, Wikipedia and the cinemas' notes
Trailer
Official trailer · TMDBYouTube
Cast and crew
Montgomery Cliftas Chuck Glover
Lee Remickas Carol Garth Baldwin
Jo Van Fleetas Ella Garth
Albert Salmias Hank Bailey
Jay C. Flippenas Hamilton Garth
James Westerfieldas Cal Garth
Bruce Dernas Jack Roper
Barbara Lodenas Betty Jackson
Frank Overtonas Walter Clark
Malcolm Atterburyas Sy Moore
Robert Earl Jonesas Sam Johnson (uncredited)
Photos: TMDB
- Director
- Elia Kazan
- Written by
- Paul Osborn, William Bradford Huie, Borden Deal
- Producers
- Elia Kazan
- Camera
- Ellsworth Fredericks
- Music
- Kenyon Hopkins
- Editing
- William H. Reynolds
- Countries
- United States
- Studios
- 20th Century Fox
Good to know
- Running time
- 1 hour 50 minutes
- Language
- English
Questions
How long is Wild River?
1 hour 50 minutes. Most cinemas add 15 to 20 minutes of trailers first, so plan for about 2 hours 10 minutes.
What language is Wild River in?
Wild River is in English. A foreign-language film normally plays in its original version with Dutch subtitles.
Who is in Wild River?
Montgomery Clift plays Chuck Glover, with Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet, Albert Salmi, Jay C. Flippen and James Westerfield.
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