Wild River
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.
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HD
Drama, History, Romance
1960
110 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Wild River
- Duration : 110 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Paul Osborn (screenplay), William Bradford Huie (based on novels by), Borden Deal (based on novels by)
- Directors : Elia Kazan min
- Imdb : 7.8 (2871 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.9 (467 votes)
- Actors : Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet, Albert Salmi
Movie Storyline
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.