

Wild River
1960-05-26 · 110 min · ★ 7.2
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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- Directors
- Elia Kazan
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Montgomery CliftChuck Glover
Lee RemickCarol Garth Baldwin
Jo Van FleetElla Garth
Albert SalmiHank Bailey
Jay C. FlippenHamilton Garth
James WesterfieldCal Garth
Bruce DernJack Roper
Barbara LodenBetty Jackson
Frank OvertonWalter Clark
Malcolm AtterburySy Moore
Robert Earl JonesSam Johnson (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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