Wild River
NR
DramaRomance
7.31/10(87 ratings)
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.
05-26-1960
1h 50m
Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
- Director:
- Elia Kazan
- Production:
- 20th Century Fox
Key Crew
- Art Direction:
- Lyle R. Wheeler
- Assistant Director:
- Charles H. Maguire
- Additional Photography:
- Haskell Wexler
- Director:
- Elia Kazan
- Screenplay:
- Paul Osborn
Locations and Languages
- Country:
- US
- Filming:
- US
- Languages:
- en