---
title: 'Raintree County (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward Dmytryk'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 187
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/raintree-county-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050882/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Raintree County (1957)

1957 · 187 min · Drama, War, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Raintree County is a 1957 American epic historical romance western war film adapted from the 1948 novel of the same name by Ross Lockridge Jr. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Set in both 
the American Midwest and 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 destruction of their marriage. The leading roles are played by Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Nigel Patrick and Lee Marvin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward Dmytryk](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-dmytryk)
- **Screenplay:** [Millard Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/millard-kaufman)
- **Producer:** [Millard Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/millard-kaufman), [David Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lewis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johnny Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-green)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert L. Surtees](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-surtees)
- **Editor:** [John Dunning](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dunning)

## Cast

- [Lee Marvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-marvin)
- [Agnes Moorehead](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnes-moorehead)
- [Oliver Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-blake)
- [Nigel Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-patrick)
- [Russell Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-collins)
- [DeForest Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/deforest-kelley)
- [Rod Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-taylor)
- [Elizabeth Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-taylor)
- [Walter Abel](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-abel)
- [James Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-griffith)
- [Montgomery Clift](https://cinepixo.com/people/montgomery-clift)
- [John Eldredge](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-eldredge)
- [Rhys Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhys-williams)
- [Tom Drake](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-drake)
- [Eva Marie Saint](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-marie-saint)

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