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Wild River (1960)

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.

  • Drama
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Montgomery CliftMontgomery CliftChuck Glover
  • Photo of Lee RemickLee RemickCarol Garth Baldwin
  • Photo of Jo Van FleetJo Van FleetElla Garth
  • Photo of Albert SalmiAlbert SalmiHank Bailey
  • Photo of Jay C. FlippenJay C. FlippenHamilton Garth
  • Photo of James WesterfieldJames WesterfieldCal Garth
  • Photo of Bruce DernBruce DernJack Roper
  • Photo of Barbara LodenBarbara LodenBetty Jackson
  • Photo of Frank OvertonFrank OvertonWalter Clark
  • Photo of Malcolm AtterburyMalcolm AtterburySy Moore

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