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Summary
Colonial tea planter John Wiley, visiting England at the end of World War II, weds lovely English rose Ruth and takes her home to Elephant Walk, Ceylon, where the local elephants have a grudge against the plantation.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 60Audiences 57GoodWatch 59
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for romances
typical 107103Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 39 more
Released
1954
April 21, 1954
72 years ago
Genres
RomanceAdventureDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 of 13
Elizabeth TaylorRuth Wiley
Peter FinchJohn Wiley
Dana AndrewsDick Carver
Abraham SofaerAppuhamy
Abner BibermanDr. Pereira
Noel DraytonPlanter Atkinson
Rosalind IvanMrs. Lakin
Barry BernardPlanter Strawson
Philip TongePlanter John Ralph
Edward AshleyPlanter Gordon Gregory- LBLeo BrittPlanter Chisholm
- LSLeslie SketchleyPlanter (Uncredited)
Vivien LeighRuth Wiley (Wide shots) (Uncredited)
Directing · 3
- William Dieterle Director
- Francisco Day Assistant Director
- Alvin Ganzer Second Unit Director
Writing · 2
- John Lee Mahin Writer
- Robert Standish Novel
Production · 1
- Irving Asher Producer
Camera · 2
- Loyal Griggs Director of Photography
- Irmin Roberts Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- George Tomasini Editor
Sound · 3
- Franz Waxman Original Music Composer
- Gene Merritt Sound
- John Cope Sound
Art · 4
- Hal Pereira Art Direction
- Grace Gregory Set Decoration
- Sam Comer Set Decoration
- J. McMillan Johnson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Edith Head Costume Design
- Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
Other crew · 1
- Evelyn Finley Stunts
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