In The Great Tradition Of Civil War Romance
1957 · NR · 3h 8m · Romance, Drama, History
Genres: Romance, Drama, History
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.
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Writers: Ross Lockridge Jr., Millard Kaufman
Music by: Johnny Green
Cinematography: Robert Surtees
Editor: John D. Dunning
Box office: $9M · Budget: $5M · Rated 6.4/10 by 59 viewers