Released:
1957-12-20

Overview:
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.

Director:
Edward Dmytryk

Runtime:
3h 8min

Genre:
Romance, Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Elizabeth Taylor
  as
  Susanna Drake Shawnessy
• 
  Montgomery Clift
  as
  John Wickliff Shawnessy
• 
  Eva Marie Saint
  as
  Nell Gaither
• 
  Nigel Patrick
  as
  Prof. Jerusalem Webster Stiles
• 
  Lee Marvin
  as
  Orville 'Flash' Perkins