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| Directed by | Edward Dmytryk |
| Produced by | David Lewis |
| Written by | Millard Kaufman |
| Starring | Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor Eva Marie Saint Lee Marvin Rod Taylor |
| Music by | Johnny Green |
| Cinematography | Robert Surtees |
| Editing by | John D. Edward Dmytryk ( September 4, 1908 &ndash July 1, 1999) was an American Film director who was amongst the Hollywood David Lewis ( 14 December 1903, Trinidad Colorado - 13 March 1987, Los Angeles) born David Levy, was a Millard Kaufman (born March 12, 1917) is an American screenwriter and novelist Edward Montgomery Clift ( October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American film actor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning American actress. Lee Marvin ( February 19, 1924 &ndash August 29, 1987) was an American Film actor Rodney Sturt Taylor (born January 11, 1930) is an Australian -born Film and Television Actor. Johnny Green ( 10 October 1908 in New York City New York – 15 May 1989 in Los Angeles) was an American Robert Surtees may refer to Robert Surtees (cinematographer (1906&ndash1985 Robert Surtees (antiquarian (1779&ndash1834 historian Dunning |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| Release date(s) | 1957 |
| Running time | 182 min |
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Raintree County is a novel by Ross Lockridge, Jr.. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Ross Franklin Lockridge Jr, ( April 25, 1914 – March 6, 1948) was an American novelist of the middle of the twentieth century It tells the story of a small-town Midwestern teacher and poet who, in his younger days before his service as a Union soldier in the Civil War, met and married a beautiful Southern belle; however, her emotional instability leads to the destruction of their marriage. A southern belle (derived from the French belle, 'beautiful' is an Archetype for a young woman of the American Old South 's Antebellum
The novel was made into a 1957 film starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Nigel Patrick, Lee Marvin, Rod Taylor and Agnes Moorehead. Edward Montgomery Clift ( October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American film actor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an Academy Award -winning American actress. Nigel Patrick (born Nigel Dennis Wemyss; 2 May 1913 - 21 September 1981 was an English actor and Stage director born into a theatrical family Lee Marvin ( February 19, 1924 &ndash August 29, 1987) was an American Film actor Rodney Sturt Taylor (born January 11, 1930) is an Australian -born Film and Television Actor. Agnes Robertson Moorehead ( December 6 1900 – April 30 1974) was an American Actress. It was adapted by Millard Kaufman and directed by Edward Dmytryk. Millard Kaufman (born March 12, 1917) is an American screenwriter and novelist Edward Dmytryk ( September 4, 1908 &ndash July 1, 1999) was an American Film director who was amongst the Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor was nominated for for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The film was nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design and Best Music, Scoring. The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically
During filming of this movie, Montgomery Clift had an automobile accident which almost killed him. After several weeks of recovery, he returned to finish the film, but the left side of his face was left partially paralyzed.
In the credits for the film, the author's name is misspelled (Ross Rockridge Jr).
The film was shot in a 65 milimeter widescreen process called MGM Camera 65, which was also used for MGM's 1959 version of Ben Hur. Ultra Panavision 70, also known as MGM Camera 65, was the marketing brand used to identify 65/70 mm movies photographed with Panavision Anamorphic optics
The fictional town of Waycross was based on Straughn, Indiana. Straughn is a town in Dudley Township, Henry County, Indiana, United States.
External links
- http://www.raintreecounty.com/ - Official website, maintained by Lockridge's son, Larry Lockridge
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