United States / May 26, 1960
The Wild Language... The Wild Hungers... The Wild Furies!
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Barbara Loden | Betty Jackson |
| Frank Overton | Walter Clark |
| Malcolm Atterbury | Sy Moore |
| Robert Earl Jones | Sam Johnson (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Wild River |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 26 maggio 1960 |
| Production | Elia Kazan |
| Writer | Paul Osborn, William Bradford Huie, Borden Deal |
| Editing | William Reynolds, Leonard Doss |
| Cinematography | Ellsworth Fredericks, Haskell Wexler |
| Assistant directors | Charles H. Maguire, Elia Kazan |
| Lighting | Clyde Taylor |
| Camera operators | Haskell Wexler, Ellsworth Fredericks |
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| Additional photography | Haskell Wexler, Ellsworth Fredericks |
| Production design | Herman A. Blumenthal, Lyle R. Wheeler, Joseph Kish, Walter M. Scott, Don B. Greenwood |
| Art direction | Herman A. Blumenthal, Lyle R. Wheeler, Joseph Kish, Walter M. Scott, Don B. Greenwood |
| Set decoration | Joseph Kish, Walter M. Scott, Herman A. Blumenthal, Lyle R. Wheeler, Don B. Greenwood |
| Music | Kenyon Hopkins, Eugene Grossman, Dick Vorisek |
| Sound | Eugene Grossman, Dick Vorisek, Kenyon Hopkins |
| Costume design | Anna Hill Johnstone, Ben Nye, Helen Turpin |
| Makeup | Ben Nye, Anna Hill Johnstone, Helen Turpin |
| Hairstyling | Anna Hill Johnstone, Ben Nye, Helen Turpin |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Ireland / Jun 23, 1960 / PG
United Kingdom / Jun 23, 1960 / PG
Germany / Aug 11, 1960 / 12 / Centfox
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