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WILD RIVER

Director:

  Elia Kazan
  

Year Released:

  1960

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Montgomery Clift
  J.C. Flippen
  Lee Remick
  Albert Salmi
  Jo Van Fleet
Movie Haiku:Set during the Depression. Clift’s a government official sent south to resolve a stand off between an elderly landowner (Van Fleet) & the team trying to finish a much-needed dam on the Tennessee River. In his last great leading role, Clift’s damaged face expresses his anguish – he sees both sides.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2001