Country
United States
Date
Oct 02, 1957
Certification
NR
Note
World Premiere at Brown Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky.
In The Great Tradition Of Civil War Romance
3h 8min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further complicated by the American Civil War, and dark family history.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Walter Abel | T.D. Shawnessy |
| Jarma Lewis | Barbara Drake |
| Tom Drake | Bobby Drake |
| Rhys Williams | Ezra Gray |
| Russell Collins | Niles Foster |
| DeForest Kelley | Southern Officer |
| Eileen Stevens | Miss Roman |
| Luana Lee | Girl (uncredited) |
| Sue George | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Myrna Hansen | Mrs. Lydia Gray (uncredited) |
| Fred Aldrich | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Ruth Attaway | Parthenia (uncredited) |
| John Barton | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Oliver Blake | Jake - Bartender (uncredited) |
| Nesdon Booth | Spectator (uncredited) |
| George Boyce | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Henry Brock | Minor Role (uncredited) |
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| Don Burnett | Tom Conway (uncredited) |
| Boyd Cabeen | Townsman (uncredited) |
| William Challee | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Phil Chambers | Starter (uncredited) |
| Robert Cole | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Gene Coogan | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Isabel Cooley | Soona - Susanna's Maid (uncredited) |
| Josephine Cummins | Woman (uncredited) |
| Jack Daly | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Michael Dante | Jesse Gardner (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Dime | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Douglas | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Dan Dowling | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Michael Dugan | Nat Franklin (uncredited) |
| John Eldredge | Cousin Sam (uncredited) |
| Duke Fishman | Townsman (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Robert Foulk | Pantomimist (uncredited) |
| Joel Friend | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Joseph Glick | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Granger | Madame Gaubert (uncredited) |
| James Griffith | Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited) |
| Myrna Hansen | Lydia Grey (uncredited) |
| Stacy Harris | Union Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Rosalind Hayes | Bessie (uncredited) |
| Bill Hickman | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Horan | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Judi Jordan | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Jack Kenny | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Frank Kreig | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Janet Lake | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Donald Losby | Jim Shawnessy - Age 2 (uncredited) |
| Mickey Maga | Jim Shawnessy - Age 4 (uncredited) |
| Philo McCullough | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Owen McGiveney | Blind Man (uncredited) |
| Gardner McKay | Bearded Soldier (uncredited) |
| Russell Meeker | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Ralph Moratz | Spectator at footrace (uncredited) |
| Burt Mustin | Old Gent with 'Flash' (uncredited) |
| Ray Pourchot | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Ford Raymond | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Ridgway | Prostitute (uncredited) |
| Christopher Riordan | Spectator at Footrace (uncredited) |
| Robert Robinson | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Edwin Rochelle | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Tony Rosa | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Phil Schumacher | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Scott Seaton | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Ron Soble | Rebel Soldier (uncredited) |
| Eileen Stevens | Miss Roman (uncredited) |
| Robert Stevenson | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Robert Strong | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Bill Walker | Old George (uncredited) |
| Charles Watts | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Soldier (uncredited) |
Genres
RomanceDramaHistory
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Raintree County |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Data di uscita | 20 dicembre 1957 |
| Producer | Millard Kaufman, Thomas D. Tannenbaum, David Lewis |
| Writer | Ross Lockridge Jr., Millard Kaufman |
| Editors | John D. Dunning |
| Cinematography | Robert Surtees, Charles Rosher Jr., Dale Deverman, Fred J. Koenekamp |
| Asst. Directors | Ridgeway Callow, Hank Moonjean, Carl Roup, Edward Dmytryk |
| Camera Operators | Dale Deverman, Charles Rosher Jr., Robert Surtees, Fred J. Koenekamp |
| Add. Photography | Charles Rosher Jr., Robert Surtees, Dale Deverman, Fred J. Koenekamp |
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| Production Design | Hugh Hunt, Edwin B. Willis, Urie McCleary, William A. Horning, Wayne Fitzgerald |
| Art Direction | Urie McCleary, William A. Horning, Hugh Hunt, Edwin B. Willis, Wayne Fitzgerald |
| Set Decoration | Hugh Hunt, Edwin B. Willis, Urie McCleary, William A. Horning, Wayne Fitzgerald |
| Special Effects | Warren Newcombe |
| Composer | Johnny Green, Wesley C. Miller, Van Allen James, Lowell Kinsall, Burdick S. Trask |
| Sound | Johnny Green, Wesley C. Miller, Van Allen James, Lowell Kinsall, Burdick S. Trask |
| Costume Design | Walter Plunkett, William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Makeup | William Tuttle, Walter Plunkett, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Hairstyling | Walter Plunkett, William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Budget | 5.474.000 € |
| Incasso | 9.080.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Dec 20, 1957
Certification
NR
Country
France
Date
Dec 17, 1958
Certification
U
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