Wild River - 1960

A young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam. 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 a stubborn octogenarian from her home on an island in the river, and the young man's love affair with that woman's widowed granddaughter.

110min
1960
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.5/10

Cast

Montgomery Clift profile pictureMontgomery CliftChuck Glover
Lee Remick profile pictureLee RemickCarol Garth Baldwin
Jo Van Fleet profile pictureJo Van FleetElla Garth
Albert Salmi profile pictureAlbert SalmiHank Bailey
Jay C. Flippen profile pictureJay C. FlippenHamilton Garth
Bruce Dern profile pictureBruce DernJack Roper
Barbara Loden profile pictureBarbara LodenBetty Jackson
Frank Overton profile pictureFrank OvertonWalter Clark
Robert Earl Jones profile pictureRobert Earl JonesSam Johnson (uncredited)

About Wild River

Wild River Overview

A young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam. 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 a stubborn octogenarian from her home on an island in the river, and the young man's love affair with that woman's widowed granddaughter.

Runtime: 110min

Extra details

Original Title: Wild River
Original Language: English
Directed By: Elia Kazan
Production Companies
20th Century Fox