Raintree County (Roadshow Version) [VHS]
by Edward Dmytryk
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Actor: Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Lee Marvin, Montgomery Clift, Nigel PatrickDirector: Edward Dmytryk
Cinematographer: Robert Surtees
Editor: John D. Dunning
Producer: David Lewis
Producer: Millard Kaufman
Writer: Millard Kaufman
Producer: Thomas D. Tannenbaum
Writer: Ross Lockridge Jr.
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Color, NTSC, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Running Time: 160 minutes
Release Date: 1999-10-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
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Movie Review: Raintree County
Summary: 5 Stars
"Raintree County" has been part of my psychic since I first saw it in theatrical release in 1956. I was only ten years old at the time and was completely 'star struck' by the stunningly beautiful and captivating 25 year old Elizabeth Taylor as Susanna. I have been in love with her screen presence ever since. Professional film reviewers were, and remain, unjustifiably un-kind to this noteworthy film. The root cause for much of this 'echo chamber' carping is that other noteworthy romance centered around the American Civil War, "Gone With The Wind". 'How dare MGM try to 'plagerize' "Gone With The Wind"', they seem to say. All objectivity and fairness is lost. The fact of the matter is that the story lines of these two film epics are completely different. Their only similarity is the transcending scope, and the historical setting. Both are consumately great films. Both need to be seen and appreciated on their own merits. "Raintree County" is a wonderful film, a classic, by any measure. Young Elizabeth Taylor gives one of her very best performances. She was nominated as best actress for her role as Susanna and should have won that year. The motion picture academy was mad at her at the time for matters entirely off screen. Taylor is wonderfully supported by the memorable performances of Montgomery Clift (as John Shawnessy) beautiful Eva Marie Saint (best known for her performance in Hitchcock's "North by Northwest"). Nigel Patrick, Lee Marvin, Rod Taylor and Agnes Moorehead fill out the very strong supporting cast with memorable characterizations. Location shooting, costumes and sets are sumptious and meticulous in detail. The depictions of battle and war are on a vast scale and credibly done, espically those of Sherman's March through Georgia. Johnny Green composed a musical accompanyment for "Raintree County" that is now widely recognized as one of ther best film scores ever composed. The film works on multiple levels. It is a deep psychological drama about a troubled young woman with a dark past. Its a story about racism. Its a love story (actually several love stories). Its an account of a young man's quest for meaning in life. Punctuated with humor and tradgedy, it is a story of life on a grand scale, life disrupted by the catclysm of war and personal pain, and life rebuilt and redeemed through tenacity and strength of spirit. A timeless classic for the ages. I still carry the film's images and Nat King Cole's rendering of title song ("Song of Raintree County") in my head fifty years since first seeing the film. One of the very best films ever made.
Summary of Raintree County (Roadshow Version) [VHS]
A graduating poet/teacher falls in love with a Southern woman during the Civil War, until her past comes back to trouble them.Drama VHS Video
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