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Wild River

  • 1960
  • Approved
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Wild River (1960)
A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.
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A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.

  • Director
    • Elia Kazan
  • Writers
    • Paul Osborn
    • William Bradford Huie
    • Borden Deal
  • Stars
    • Montgomery Clift
    • Lee Remick
    • Jo Van Fleet
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    6.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Elia Kazan
    • Writers
      • Paul Osborn
      • William Bradford Huie
      • Borden Deal
    • Stars
      • Montgomery Clift
      • Lee Remick
      • Jo Van Fleet
    • 66User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast32

    Montgomery Clift
    Montgomery Clift
    • Chuck Glover
    Lee Remick
    Lee Remick
    • Carol Garth Baldwin
    Jo Van Fleet
    Jo Van Fleet
    • Ella Garth
    Albert Salmi
    Albert Salmi
    • Hank Bailey
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jay C. Flippen
    • Hamilton Garth
    • (as J.C. Flippen)
    James Westerfield
    James Westerfield
    • Cal Garth
    Barbara Loden
    Barbara Loden
    • Betty Jackson
    Frank Overton
    Frank Overton
    • Walter Clark
    Malcolm Atterbury
    Malcolm Atterbury
    • Sy Moore
    Mark Anthony
    • Night Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Ross Apperson
    • Attorney Armstrong
    • (uncredited)
    Big Jeff Bess
    • Joe John Garth
    • (uncredited)
    James Campbell
    • Small Role
    • (uncredited)
    Donna Carnegie
    • Small Role
    • (uncredited)
    Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    • Jack Roper
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Dodd
    • Sheriff Hogue
    • (uncredited)
    John Dudley
    • Todd
    • (uncredited)
    David Ferrell
    • Small Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Elia Kazan
    • Writers
      • Paul Osborn
      • William Bradford Huie
      • Borden Deal
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews66

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Lee Remick picked out two local Charleston kids to play her children. She chose the little girl because she looked like Lee at age 7. She chose the little boy because he loved hugging and kissing Lee.
    • Goofs
      The last part of the movie shows Fontana Dam. For some reason this picture has been reversed - the observation area is actually on the right of the dam not the left (creek side of dam). Also the last picture is not this dam. Fontana Dam is built straight where the last dam is curved. The curved dam is Calderwood Dam, the 2nd dam down the Little Tennessee River from Fontana Dam.
    • Quotes
      • Carol Garth Baldwin: [to Chuck] I'm leaving here, with you or without you, but I want you to know something... I'd be a good wife for you. A DAMN good wife. I'm smarter than you in some ways and I know what's good about you and I know what's bad and I'm not afraid to tell you... I have two children who love you. They love you and I love you... and you're not easy to love, but you do need someone... and I love you. I love you, I love you.
    • Connections
      Featured in Mirror for Our Dreams: The Director: A Matter of Viewpoint (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      In the Garden
      (uncredited)
      Written by Austin Miles
      Sung by Lee Remick

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 25, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Río salvaje
    • Filming locations
      • Hiawassee River, Tennessee, USA
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Fox
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $1,595,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • 4-Track Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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