The biography by larry lockridge, is a powerful scholars look at the life and suicide of his father. Set before, during and after the american civil war it follows the life of a mildmannered teacher who is tricked into marrying a mercurial. Conceived as a for the cinemascope generation, raintree county wasnt quite as successful as its role model, but it still proved a moneyspinner for mgm. When southern belle susanna drake elizabeth taylor visits indiana, she falls for john wickliff shawnessy montgomery clift, an abolitionist with strong ideals. Lockridges raintree county rises to that leveland, in my estimationsurpasses it. Online book orders for raintree county and shade of the. I was aware that the story that was put on the screen was not perfect, although it is a beautifullymade and ofteninteresting film.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Raintree county 1957 raintree county is a movie that very few people have a good word for. Raintree county is an american drama that was directed by edward dmytryk and originally released by mgm in december 1957. Im a sucker for the 50s epics and this one isnt the best, but it is enjoyable to watch. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Remember that the dust jacket is an important part of any book, and so books without their original dust jackets typically have less value. Raintree county 1957 is a drama, romance movie starring elizabeth taylor and montgomery clift. Buy raintree county dvd region 2, 0 from amazons movies store. Raintree county 1957 posted by mark franklin on jul 14, 2017 montgomery clift plays john shawnessy, a graduating student who dreams of making his mark on raintree county, perhaps as the next great american writer.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Links go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy it at buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from. And i love walt whitman and ross lockridge for the same reason. Its noteworthy that this was dmytryks firstand lastfilm for mgm. Raintree county was the last production overseen by mgms head, dore schary. Elizabeth taylor was the undisputed queen of this type of movie, having already starred in giant and with cleopatra looming over the horizon, when she appeared with montgomery clift and eva marie saint in raintree county.
Raintree county is the best movie manufacured by metrogoldwynmayer mgm, working with a description of the movie is a graduating poetteacher falls in love with a southern woman, and then the civil war and her past create problems. Legendas raintree county download movie and tv series. Raintree county was filmed in 1956, premiered and released in late 1957 by metro goldwyn mayer towards the end of hollywoods golden age, as publicized by mgm, in the great tradition of civil war romance. A graduating poetteacher falls in love with a southern woman, and then the civil war and her past create problems. Elizabeth taylor raintree county 1957 bpa1t5 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos. With stars like elizabeth taylor, montgomery clift and eva marie saint, this wonderful story created by author ross lockridge jr. Raintree county is an american version of tolstoys war and peace. Raintree county was initially published by houghton mifflin in 1948. A graduating poetteacher falls in love with a southern woman, and. Raintree county is a 1957 american technicolor melodramatic film set during the american civil war, directed by edward dmytryk. It seems to have been ripped from a vhs tape, and the original superwidescreen aspect ratio of 2. Raintree county fails miserably to be like gone with the wind from the northern point of view. The word is that more than six years were spent by writers at metrogoldwynmayer trying to get some sort of workable screenplay out of ross lockridge jr. Patricia bosworths definitive biography montgomery clift 1978 is the source of the facts that follow.
It was adapted from the novel of the same name by ross lockridge jr. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Raintree county 1957 i see that back in 2007 commentaries were made for the movie and warner was working with a private collector as well as their own elements to create a roadshow version. Find release information for raintree county 1957 edward dmytryk on allmovie. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Raintree county is an encyclopedic, mythological, ecological, mother earth goddess, civil war based novel by ross lockridge, jr. Raintree county 1957 vintage original movie poster u. Raintree county 1957 besides monty clifts accident, what went horribly wrong with this, the most expensive u.
A web site dedicated to raintree county, the novel. Raintree county, region free dvd 1957, region 1,2,3,4,5,6 compatible. Her mature screen persona that of a glamorous, passionate woman unafraid of expressing love and angerwas at its apogee in film adaptations of tennessee williamss cat on a. Raintree county dvd for sale wanted this and tried to find for a long time, enjoyed so much. Join the petition to have raintree county restored and released on bluraydvd. Which had no boundaries in time and space, where lurked musical and strange names and mythical and lost peoples, and which was itself only a name musical and strange arbor house library of contemporary americana. Raintree county is one of those movies like ishtar or waterworld. Professor stiles nigel patrick on a pregraduation picnic, tells john montgomery clift, nell eva marie saint and the class of their indiana towns mythic roots, early in raintree county, 1957, from the celebrated novel by ross lockridge jr. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best quality of sound and best starring actors. An obvious attempt at being another gwtw, everything seems off. Conceived as a gone with the wind for the cinemascope generation, raintree county wasnt quite as successful as its role model, but it still proved a moneyspinner for mgm. Accompanied by a near fine copy of a later printing that same year signed by the author. Eva marie saint is nell gaither, the woman who believes in and loves him. Raintree county 1957 once upon a time in a western.
Raintree county had its world premiere at the brown theatre in louisville, kentucky on october 2, 1957. In 1949, a british hardcover was published by macdonald. Use the prefilled links below to find the market value of raintree county. In this film, elizabeth taylor stars as a spoiled southern belle who falls in love with pacifistic indiana youth montgomery clift. Raintree county this civil war extravaganza, an intended successor to gone with the wind, is handsomely mounted and boasts a superb cast, but was dogged by. However, john falters while he lets drake tempt him away from his. Remember that the dust jacket is an important part of any book, and so. It stars montgomery clift, elizabeth taylor, eva marie saint, and lee marvin. Nat king cole sing the musical theme of the movie raintree county released in 1957. The acting of liz taylor and monty clift is not bad, but mgms effort to recreate another successful civil war melodrama in the mold of gone with the wind is disppointing for many different reaons. It was based on bestselling 1948 novel of the same title by ross lockridge jr. In connection with the mgm movie, a paperback was released in 1957. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer. Celebrating the legacy of metrogoldwynmayers raintree county 1957, starring legendary actors montgomery clift, elizabeth taylor and eva marie.
A student falls in love with a southern belle, but their. Raintree county by ross lockridge first edition points. Raintree county by ross lockridge, first edition abebooks. He is a romantic, principled, and an idealist, believing the story of the golden raintree after which the county is named growing somewhere, most likely in the county s swamp area, searching for and locating it which would provide all the answers to ones life questions. Raintree county by edward dmytryk edward dmytryk, montgomery. Mar 21, 2009 nat king cole sing the musical theme of the movie raintree county released in 1957. Directed by edward dmytryk crossfire 1947 with a screenplay by millard kaufman take the high ground. A look at raintree county, the book, the movie and the real place in henry county, indiana. Though clift is engaged to eva marie saint, what taylor wants, taylor gets, and she isnt above using the. Raintree county ist ein us amerikanisches filmdrama aus dem jahr 1957. He has all the necessary gifts to be the adored onehumble upbringing, nimble mind, gentle outlook on life, rocksolid faith in the vigorous young country around him shawnessey is born in 1839, and a mystical bond to his native indiana soil. Adapted from ross lockridges novel by millard kaufman, it stars montgomery clift, elizabeth taylor and eva marie saint.
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Raintree county movie clear and i felt like i was right at the movie when it first came out. The behindthescenes drama of mgms lumbering adaptation of ross lockridge jr. The title refers to a mythical tree from china supposedly planted in the swamps of raintree county, indiana by johnny appleseed. Cash and his cousin stevie john stephen burris discovered a cache of old family letters in the attic of their grandparents home in new castle, indiana. The 1957 mgm film raintree county is set during the period of the us civil war. It tells the story of a smalltown midwestern teacher and poet named john shawnessy, who, in his younger days before his service as a union soldier in the civil war, met and married a beautiful southern belle.
Any first read about this movie im not entirely sure in. Raintree county 1957 edward dmytryk, montgomery clift, elizabeth taylor, eva marie saint. We dont have this lyrics yet, you can help us by submit it after submit lyrics, your name will be printed as part of the credit when your lyric is approved. Raintree county is the story of john shawnessy, a poet and schoolteacher who loses both his wife and the great love of his life, goes off to fight in the civil war, tries to write a great american. Raintree county 1957 war is the most monstrous of mans illusions. Elizabeth taylor stars as a spoiled southern belle who falls in love with pacifistic indiana youth montgomery clift. But you will find the raintree s a state of the mind, or a dream to enfold. Elizabeth taylor, eva marie saint, montgomery clift, deforest kelley in 1859, idealist john wickliff shawnessey, a resident of raintree county, indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart nell gaither by.
In 1957, mgm produced a big screen depiction of raintree county, featuring montgomery clift, elizabeth taylor, and eva marie saint. Raintree county soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. With montgomery clift, elizabeth taylor, eva marie saint, nigel patrick. Raintree county 1957 edward dmytryk releases allmovie. He is a romantic, principled, and an idealist, believing the story of the golden raintree after which the county is named growing somewhere, most likely in the countys swamp area, searching for and locating it which would provide all the answers to ones life questions. Rod taylor, agnes moorehead, walter abel, jarma lewis, edward dmytryk, raintree county 1957 rain tree county, raintree county 1957, rain tree. Anything new on when this movie will get a legit dvd release. Raintree county 1957 edward dmytryk, montgomery clift, elizabeth taylor, eva marie saint june 12, 2019 an abolitionist john wickliff shawnessy drifts away from his high school sweetheart nell gaither and enters into a passionate love affair with a wealthy new orleans belle susanna drake but is tricked into marrying her when she falsely tells. Even though their circumstances are different the main characters are similar with elizabeth taylor like scarlett ohara, montgomery cliftashley wilkes and eva marie saintmelanie.
We shared the golden dream when we found our true love in raintree long ago, for the brave who dare theres a raintree evrywhere. A database of people mentioned in correspondence to nineteenthcentury hoosiers compiled by james b. Raintree county is the story of local indiana golden boy john wickliff shawnessy. They say in raintree county theres a tree bright with blossoms of gold. Monty is a man believed destined for greatness, but is sidetracked when he leaves his life long love. Raintree county 1957 trailer elizabeth taylor youtube. Premiere of film raintree county, louisville, united states of america usa.