Wild River

Wild River

1960

A young field administrator for the TVA comes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam on the Tennessee River. He encounters opposition from the local people, in particular a farmer who objects to his employment (with pay) of local black laborers. Much of the plot revolves around the eviction of an elderly woman from her home on an island in the River, and the young man's love affair with that woman's widowed granddaughter.

The Wild Language...The Wild Hungers...The Wild Furies!

JBscale
87
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Romance
Length
1 hr. 50 mins.
US Theatrical Release
May 22, 1960
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
January 15, 2013
Acquired Date
January 14, 2025
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Montgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift
Lee Remick
Lee Remick
Jo Van Fleet
Jo Van Fleet
Albert Salmi
Albert Salmi
Jay C. Flippen
Jay C. Flippen
James Westerfield
James Westerfield
Barbara Loden
Barbara Loden
Frank Overton
Frank Overton
Malcolm Atterbury
Malcolm Atterbury

Directors

Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan

Producers

Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan

Writers

Paul Osborn
Paul Osborn

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
92%
Tomatometer
13 votes
RT Hot
84%
Popcornmeter
44 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
7.5/10
6,384 votes

Additional Info

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