Raintree County

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Raintree County is a 1957 American epic historical romance western war film adapted from the 1948 novel of the same name by Ross Lockridge Jr. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Set in both the American Midwest and the American South against the backdrop of the Antebellum South and the American Civil War, the film tells the story of a small-town Midwestern teacher and poet named John Shawnessy, who meets and marries a beautiful Southern belle named Susanna Drake; however, her emotional instability leads to the destruction of their marriage. The leading roles are played by Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Nigel Patrick and Lee Marvin.

Cast

DeForest Kelley actor Elizabeth Taylor actor Lee Marvin actor

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Montgomery Clift actor Eva Marie Saint actor Agnes Moorehead actor Rod Taylor actor Nigel Patrick actor

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Tom Drake actor

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Walter Abel actor

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Rhys Williams actor

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Russell Collins actor

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James Griffith actor

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John Eldredge actor

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Oliver Blake actor