Dec 11, 2010 raintree county 1957 raintree county is a movie that very few people have a good word for. Although mgm expected to release the film in 70mm, the studio ultimately opted not to as the only projectors at the time were being used to screen. Raintree county 1957 a bigbudget civil war melodrama starring montgomery clift and elizabeth taylor, raintree county premiered in louisville in 1957 and was filmed partially in paducah and mccracken county, and danville for six weeks in august and september of 1956. Raintree county is a movie that very few people have a good word for.
Raintree county cast from left in front are director edward dmytryk, writer millard kaufman. Raintree county had its world premiere at the brown theatre in louisville, kentucky on october 2, 1957. May 17, 2018 a color guard from the kentucky military institute marched past the premiere of the movie raintree county, at the brown theatre in louisville. One night taylor hosted a dinner party to which clift was invited. A color guard from the kentucky military institute marched past the premiere of the movie raintree county, at the brown theatre in louisville. Raintree county movie set in danville, kentucky, 1956. Debbie reynolds auction dress worn by elizabeth taylor in raintree county 5852146280.
Hannah montana the movie filmed in columbia, tn, released 2009, more info here. Much of the most important themes are stated in the overture track 1, 3. Built on the cumberland river, it was a stop for steamboat travel from new orleans to the port of burnside. Sep 02, 2017 the playhouses history is intertwined with raintree countys and it has a sizeable permanent exhibit devoted to the filming of it in danville. Actor gardner mckay 19322001, who appeared briefly as a union soldier, made his feature film debut in raintree country. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. At the time it was made, it had the distinction of being the most expensive movie.
The playhouses history is intertwined with raintree countys and it has a sizeable permanent exhibit devoted to the filming of it in danville. Raintree county photos view all photos 2 movie info. Personally i think its a surprisingly interesting film. Raintree county movie set in danville, kentucky, 1956 the. Raintree county was the first picture to be filmed using panavisions camera 65 process. Raintree county premiered in louisville in october 1957. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The playhouses history is intertwined with raintree county s and it has a sizeable permanent exhibit devoted to the filming of it in danville. The theme was sung by nat king cole,one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century.
Most of the film was shot on location near danville, ky. The film, which starred elizabeth taylor, eva marie saint and montgomery clift, was released the following year. The clock in the court house tower on page five of the raintree county atlas is always. Also, its box office is the train station that was built for the movie and is featured in several of its more memorable scenes.
Otherwise, it was a disaster, a cliched period piece heavy on costumes, very light on absorbing human situations. Ironically, he fell into a deep depression and committed suicide just two months after the book was released. Before she left danville, taylor was presented with the keys to the city by. With montgomery clift, elizabeth taylor, eva marie saint, nigel patrick. Elizabeth taylor as susanna drake montgomery clift as john wickliff shawnessy myrna hansen as lydia gray nigel patrick as prof. Raintree county 1957 once upon a time in a western. The vhs was xrayed in the mail department, and it ruin the audio on the first of of 2 of vhs tapes.
Movies filmed in tennessee tennessee trivia the official. Mar 23, 2011 the photo could reportedly be seen hanging on garage and service station walls all over central kentucky. Taylor beloved in central kentucky after filming raintree. In the films credits, his name is misspelled as ross rockridge jr. They say in raintree county theres a tree bright with blossoms of gold but you will find the raintrees a state of the mind, or a dream to enfold it was. The film was directed by edward dmytryk and distributed by metrogoldwynmayer. The large oak tree 5075 yards in front of the main house also played a role in the movie, with elizabeth taylor filmed underneath it do not attempt to recreate elizabeth taylors scene at the oak tree lots of fire ants and poison ivy. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for.
The photo could reportedly be seen hanging on garage and service station walls all over central kentucky. Dec 5, 20 raintree county movie 1957 partially filmed in danville, ky not far from lexington stay safe and healthy. Interviews conducted for raintree county dvd home theater forum. Set in the american south against the backdrop of the antebellum south and the american civil war, the film tells the story of a smalltown midwestern teacher and poet named john shawnessy, who meets and. He nearly died, and his facial reconstruction is obvious. Jul 14, 2017 raintree county was based on a bestselling first novel by ross lockridge jr. Here is a scene from the 1957 film raintree county, starring elizabeth taylor and montgomery clift. Built as a wedding present to his bride, robert mercer paid for construction with gold from his mines in ogden, utah. This movie was filmed with liz taylor and montgomery cliftalong with eva marie saintnear my hometown of evansville,indiana around 1959 when i was 8 years old. Raintree county vhs, 2tape set for sale online ebay. Raintree county movie 1957 partially filmed in danville. Feb 19, 2014 here is a scene from the 1957 film raintree county, starring elizabeth taylor and montgomery clift. Magnificently filmed in mgms camera 65 the only other movie to use this unique pinsharp process was the 1959 version of benhur, its superbly cast and benefits from a particularly emotive and.
These are necessary for the website or application to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. Part of the set still stands as the pioneer playhouse outdoor theater. Some scenes were filmed at the liberty hall historic site in frankfort and also near paducah. Raintree county is a 1957 american technicolor melodramatic film set during the american civil war, directed by edward. It took many years until the novel was made into a manageable screenplay and filmed. Nov 15, 2016 raintree county 1957 this civil war drama starring elizabeth taylor and montgomery clift was filmed in danville, kentucky, among other locations. In this film, elizabeth taylor stars as a spoiled southern belle who falls in love with pacifistic indiana youth montgomery clift. Lockridges raintree county rises to that leveland, in my estimationsurpasses it. I know this is off topic, but does anyone know why warner archivewb studios is not releasing the classic mgm movie raintree county 1957 starring elizabeth taylor, on usa dvd or bluray. Media in category raintree county film this category contains only the following file. For raintree county is not the country of the perishable fact.
Raintree county, mgms attempt to make a picture that would faintly remind audiences of gone with the wind, did have two things in common with the earlier film. On the movie, from shade of the raintree by larry lockridge. Jul 19, 2011 filmed on locations in natchez, danville, near port gibson, louisiana, and in the swamps of reelfort lake, tennessee, raintree county was shot with mgms new camera, 65mm process, reduced to 35mm for release prints. The movie was lavishly conceived, made for the widescreen, with a great musical score by johnny green, starring elizabeth taylor, montgomery clift, eva.
Mar, 2012 in may 1956, clift was in the middle of filming raintree county, the second film he made with his great platonic love elizabeth taylor a third, suddenly, last summer, was released in 1959. Raintree county is an american version of tolstoys war and peace. Links to raintree county film databases and filming production. The 1957 movie raintree county was filmed at one of. Dec 31, 2018 anyway, part of the movie raintree county was filed at the windsor ruins. It was the first movie filmed in mgms thennew camera 65 film process, of which benhur 1959 was the second film in that process. On the raintree county movie set in danville, kentucky, 1956. We were all movie freaks, and this was monty and elizabeth taylor, ginny birney, a coordinator of danvilles 2007 raintree county festival, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the film. Raintree county this civil war extravaganza, an intended successor to gone with the wind, is handsomely mounted and boasts a superb cast, but was dogged by. It is very hoosierindiana in many ways,and i love it for the scenery and places that remind me so much of home.
For many it represents everything that was wrong with hollywood in the 50s, being overlong, overblown, overproduced and and overloaded with stars. The raintree county production shut down for two months while he recuperated, and film buffs to this day have a grisly fascination about which scenes with clift were filmed before and after the accident. We bought it because it was in part, filmed here in ky. The 1957 movie raintree county was filmed at one of mississippis most well known sites, the windsor ruins the windsor ruins are easily one of mississippis most recognizable sites. Early in the filming, clift left a visit with friends at taylors home, and drove his car into a telephone pole.
Most release prints, however, were issued as 35mm anamorphic prints. Raintree county edward dmytryk, 1957 main title by johnny greenalexander courage duration. The house was used in the 1957 filming of the movie raintree. Raintree county 1957 trailer elizabeth taylor youtube. And i love walt whitman and ross lockridge for the same reason. Filmmakers cash in on madeinkentucky movies kentucky living. Raintree county was the first film shot in a 65millimeter widescreen process originally called mgm camera 65, later renamed ultra panavision 70.
It tells the story of a smalltown midwestern teacher and poet named john shawnessy, who, in his younger days before his service as a union soldier in the civil war, met and married a beautiful southern belle. Not even a boston premiere featuring a slinky starlet and a brass band can disguise the sad truth that this film is almost completely devoid of. Montgomery clift had his nearfatal car accident during the filming. The movie was filmed, in part, in danville in july 1956, said holly henson, artistic director for the pioneer playhouse and a member of the raintree county commemoration committee. Movies filmed in tennessee below is a list of feature films and select television movies that were filmed in tennessee, either fully or partially. Jan 04, 2010 raintree county edward dmytryk, 1957 main title by johnny greenalexander courage duration. Join the petition to have raintree county restored and released on bluraydvd. Raintree county was filmed in 1956, premiered and released in late 1957 by metro goldwyn mayer towards the end of hollywoods golden age, as publicized by mgm, in the great tradition of civil war romance. Raintree county windsor ruins scene part 2 of 2 youtube. The novel was made into a 1957 film starring montgomery clift, elizabeth taylor, eva marie saint, nigel patrick, lee marvin, rod taylor and agnes. Raintree county is just another movie, only longer.
Though just a shell of the grandeur that once existed, the ruins are undeniably mesmerizing a notion that wasnt lost on the creators of raintree county. Raintree county was the last production overseen by mgms head, dore schary. Raintree county is a 1957 american epic historical romance film adapted from the 1948 novel by ross lockridge jr. This scene was shot in claiborne county, mississippi near the town of port gibson, on the site. A student falls in love with a southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the onset of the civil war.
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