Wild River (1960)
Wild River (1960)
The Wild Language... The Wild Hungers... The Wild Furies!
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.

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Cast

Montgomery Clift Montgomery Clift As: Chuck Glover
Lee Remick Lee Remick As: Carol Garth Baldwin
Jo Van Fleet Jo Van Fleet As: Ella Garth
Albert Salmi Albert Salmi As: Hank Bailey
Jay C. Flippen Jay C. Flippen As: Hamilton Garth
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: The Wild Language... The Wild Hungers... The Wild Furies!
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Drama, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 26 May 1960

Country: US

Runtime: 110m

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox

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Cast

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)

Directed By

Charles H. Maguire

Charles H. Maguire

Assistant Director

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Anna Hill Johnstone

Anna Hill Johnstone

Costume Design

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Helen Turpin

Helen Turpin

Hairstylist

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Haskell Wexler

Haskell Wexler

Additional Photography

Ellsworth Fredericks

Ellsworth Fredericks

Director of Photography

Lighting

Art Department

Walter M. Scott

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

Don B. Greenwood

Don B. Greenwood

Property Master

Joseph Kish

Joseph Kish

Set Decoration

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Herman A. Blumenthal

Herman A. Blumenthal

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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