Raintree County (1957)

1957 · 188 min · Romance, Drama, History

In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further complicated by the American Civil War, and dark family history.

Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Eva Marie Saint, Nigel Patrick and Lee Marvin.

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