Wild River

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

110 minutes

Year:

1960

Director:

Elia Kazan

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Company:

20th Century Fox

Cast:

Chuck Glover

Carol Garth Baldwin

Ella Garth

Hank Bailey

Hamilton Garth

Crew:

Art Direction

Art Direction

Set Decoration

Set Decoration

Costume Design