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Wild River

1960-05-26 · 110 min · ★ 7.2

Drama · Romance

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 CliftMontgomery CliftChuck Glover
Lee RemickLee RemickCarol Garth Baldwin
Jo Van FleetJo Van FleetElla Garth
Albert SalmiAlbert SalmiHank Bailey
Jay C. FlippenJay C. FlippenHamilton Garth
James WesterfieldJames WesterfieldCal Garth
Bruce DernBruce DernJack Roper
Barbara LodenBarbara LodenBetty Jackson
Frank OvertonFrank OvertonWalter Clark
Malcolm AtterburyMalcolm AtterburySy Moore
Robert Earl JonesRobert Earl JonesSam Johnson (uncredited)

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