Raintree County on mubi.com. It’s noteworthy that this was Dmytryk’s first—and last–film for MGM. 4 nominations: An Affair to Remember, Funny Face, Pal Joey and Raintree County 3 nominations: 12 Angry Men , Les Girls and Wild Is the Wind 2 nominations: Gunfight at … “Raintree County” was the last production overseen by MGM’s head, Dore Schary. Hugh Hunt. Raintree County is a 1957 Technicolor film drama about the American Civil War. A student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the on-set of the Civil War. It received but four Oscar nominations — costume design, art direction, score and Taylor’s acting. Raintree County is a 1957 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1948 novel by Ross Lockridge Jr. From now on every film she plays in is a box-office hit and her private life seems to mirror her onscreen persona. It received fair to good reviews and did well at the box office, receiving four Academy Awards nominations, including one for Taylor. The Playhouse’s history is intertwined with Raintree County’s and it has a sizeable permanent exhibit devoted to the filming of it in Danville. Everyone expects great things of valedictorian John Wickliff Shawnessy (Montgomery Clift), in particular his sweetheart, Nell Gaither (Eva Marie Saint), who admires Johnny for his idealism, poetry and respect for truth and justice.
Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Find trailers, reviews, and all info for Raintree County by Edward Dmytryk. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Ross Lockridge, Jr.
Nominations: - Academy Award - Best Original Score Playlist:-00:00 = "Overture"-01:30 = "Lion / The Song Of Raintree County (Main Title)"-02:42 = "Johnny's Crown / Look At The Birdie / … Raintree County is a novel by Ross Lockridge, Jr. published in 1948. Best Actress in a Leading Role Won 1993 — Golden Globes: 1 Nomination.
"Raintree County" sets the pattern for Elizabeth Taylor: Oscar nominations year after year, big-budget productions, great dramatic roles, blockbusters, big salaries. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 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. Urie McCleary. Walter Plunkett. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. In electing to adapt Raintree County (1957), the popular, sprawling novel of a 19th-Century Hoosier's life journey, Schary took on a challenge that seemed fated to be a lightning rod for adversity. Synopsis. Raintree County: Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated 1959 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated 1960 Suddenly, Last Summer: Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated 1961 Butterfield 8: Best Actress in a Leading Role Won 1967 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Set in 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 destruct… 4 Nominations Art Direction - Art Direction: William A. Horning, Urie McCleary; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt Actress - Elizabeth Taylor in "Raintree County" The legacies attached to novelist Ross Lockridge, Jr., his novel Raintree County and the movie version are that the processes of writing, publishing and filming are much more engrossing than what ended up on the pages or the screen. Raintree County. Raintree County: Nominated 1958 Cecil Beaton: Gigi: Won Walter Plunkett: Some Came Running: Nominated 1959 Orry-Kelly: Some Like It Hot: Won Irene Sharaff: Porgy and Bess: Nominated Howard Shoup: The Young Philadelphians: Nominated 1960 Irene Sharaff: Can-Can: Nominated Howard Shoup: The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond: Nominated Edward Stevenson The novel was set to be published in spring of 1947 but Houghton Mifflin wanted a 100,000 word cut from the original 600,000 word manuscript. In the town of Freehaven in Raintree County, Indiana, the high school class of 1859 poses for a photograph. Best Art Direction-Set Decoration.
A graduating poet/teacher falls in love with a Southern woman, and then the Civil War and her past create problems. That’s compared to Gone With the Wind’s 10 wins out of 13 nominations. 1957 (30th) ACTRESS - Raintree County 1958 (31st) ACTRESS - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1959 (32nd) ACTRESS - Suddenly, Last Summer 1960 (33rd) ACTRESS - Butterfield 8 * Al Pacino 1972 (45th) SUPPORTING ACTOR - The Godfather 1973 (46th) ACTOR - Serpico 1974 (47th) ACTOR - The Godfather Part II 1975 (48th) ACTOR - Dog Day Afternoon Raintree County Photos View All Photos (2) Movie Info.