When Ruth agrees to marry plantation owner John, she is filled with excitement. The excitement is short lived, however, as she soon begins to feel trapped within her banal life. When Dick Carver visits the plantation, she immediately falls in love, but it's not long before tragedy strikes... Read more
| Starring | Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter Finch, Abraham Sofaer |
|---|---|
| Director | William Dieterle |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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When Ruth agrees to marry plantation owner John, she is filled with excitement. The excitement is short lived, however, as she soon begins to feel trapped within her banal life. When Dick Carver visits the plantation, she immediately falls in love, but it's not long before tragedy strikes...
| Starring | Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter Finch, Abraham Sofaer, Abner Biberman |
|---|---|
| Director | William Dieterle |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 12 Sep 2005 Production year: 1954 |
| Format | DVD |
Peter Finch marries Elizabeth Taylor and takes her back to Ceylon where his tea plantation has been established right in the path of commuting pachyderms. But domestic squabbles, an outbreak of typhoid and the promised elephant stampede do not prevent our heroes from producing a good, strong, freshly-brewed cuppa in this solid Imperial melodrama. In shots of the early car journey from the airport the eagle-eyed may spot Vivien Leigh, who was originally cast as Finch's wife. But Leigh's illness in Ceylon led to complications and when the unit arrived back in Hollywood she suffered a nervous breakdown, necessitating her replacement by Taylor.
Echoes of Jane Eyre and Rebecca, with stampeding elephants instead of a mad or dead wife.
Made in 1950's with Peter Finch and Elizabeth Taylor who was cast when Vivien Leigh dropped out. Has some resemblance to the plot of du Maurier's Rebecca: young woman (Taylor) wooed by romantic suitor (Finch) in the home counties marries speedily and travels with new husband to Ceylon, where new husband is a millionnaire tea planter.
Unfortunately there are no other women around and all the men are under the spell of Finch's deceased father (the 'Rebecca' figure). The Mrs Danvers figure is a sinister Brahmin servant, male, but he turns out to be benign.
Made in 1950's with Peter Finch and Elizabeth Taylor who was cast when Vivien Leigh dropped out. Has some resemblance to the plot of du Maurier's Rebecca: young woman (Taylor) wooed by romantic suitor (Finch) in the home counties marries speedily and travels with new husband to Ceylon, where new husband is a millionnaire tea planter.
Unfortunately there are no other women around and all the men are under the spell of Finch's deceased father (the 'Rebecca' figure). The Mrs Danvers figure is a sinister Brahmin servant, male, but he turns out to be benign.