Wild river [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Cinemascope picture ; produced and directed by Elia Kazan ; screenplay by Paul Osborn.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 2283869 | Twentieth Century Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish, French, English Series: Studio classicPublication details: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2013]Description: 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits: - Director of photography, Ellsworth Fredericks ; editor, William Reynolds ; music, Kenyon Hopkins.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA Wild riv | Available | 33111008284305 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Filmed on location in the Tennessee Valley, Wild River is set in the early 1930s. Montgomery Clift plays an idealistic TVA agent, assigned to convince the locals to move from their property so that a beneficial dam can be built. The principal holdout is feisty octogenarian Jo Van Fleet, who refuses to budge from her land, convinced that she will die if she ever gives an inch. Her prophecy turns out to be true, as Van Fleet becomes yet another sacrifice to progress. Clift also runs into opposition because of his fair treatment of the local black population. Lee Remick costars as Van Fleet's granddaughter, who comes to love and understand the sensitive Clift. Some dated fuzzy-headed liberalism aside, Wild River is a masterful recreation of a difficult, complex period in American history. Watch for an uncredited Bruce Dern in his film debut. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Based on novels by William Bradford Huie and Borden Deal.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1960.
Special features: Commentary by film historian Richard Schickel; original theatrical trailer.
Director of photography, Ellsworth Fredericks ; editor, William Reynolds ; music, Kenyon Hopkins.
Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet, Albert Salmi, J.C. Flippen, James Westerfield, Barbara Loden, Frank Overton, Malcolm Atterbury.
Montgomery Clift stars as a government agent who must evacuate a small town to make way for a new dam. When an elderly matriarch refuses to leave, Chuck Glover falls in love with her granddaughter, played by Lee Remick.
Rating: Not rated CHV rating: G.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono., NTSC.
English or Spanish dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; closed-captioned; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.