Wild River

"The Wild Language... The Wild Hungers... The Wild Furies!"

May 25 1960 Approved 1h 50m
Drama, History, 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.

Plot

A young field administrator for the TVA comes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam on the Tennessee River. 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 an elderly woman from her home on an island in the River, and the young man's love affair with that woman's widowed granddaughter.

Written by

Paul Osborn, William Bradford Huie, Borden Deal

Directed by

Elia Kazan

Cast

Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations total

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# of Votes
6,614
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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