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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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Not for laughs, scares or warmth.
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Cast
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Elizabeth TaylorSusanna Drake Shawnessy
Montgomery CliftJohn Wickliff Shawnessy
Eva Marie SaintNell Gaither
Nigel PatrickProf. Jerusalem Webster Stiles
Lee MarvinOrville 'Flash' Perkins
Rod TaylorGarwood B. Jones
Agnes MooreheadEllen Shawnessy
Walter AbelT.D. Shawnessy
Jarma LewisBarbara Drake
Tom DrakeBobby Drake
Rhys WilliamsEzra Gray
Russell CollinsNiles Foster
DeForest KelleySouthern Officer
Sue GeorgeUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Myrna HansenMrs. Lydia Gray (uncredited), Lydia Grey (uncredited)
Fred AldrichTownsman (uncredited)
Ruth AttawayParthenia (uncredited)
Oliver BlakeJake - Bartender (uncredited)
Nesdon BoothSpectator (uncredited)
Don BurnettTom Conway (uncredited)
William ChalleeSpectator (uncredited)
Phil ChambersStarter (uncredited)
Gene CooganTownsman (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Edward Dmytryk
- Written by
- Millard Kaufman, Ross Lockridge Jr.
- Produced by
- David Lewis
- Music by
- Johnny Green
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Facts
December 20, 1957 · 3 h 8 min · NR
- Released
- December 20, 1957
- Runtime
- 3 h 8 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Content
- Violence
- Genres
- Romance, Drama, History
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Budget
- $5 million
- Box office
- $9 million
- Available in
- 3 countries
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Questions about Raintree County
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Is Raintree County worth watching?
34
BadGoodWatch scoreReviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 34 (IMDb 6.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 10%). Audiences rate it higher (58 out of 100) than critics (10).
Is Raintree County good for date night?
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Yes: romance is 8 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.


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