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Filmed on location in the Tennessee Valley, Wild River is set in the early 1930s. Montgomery Clift plays an idealistic TVA agent, assigned to convince the locals to move from their property so that a beneficial dam can be built. The principal holdout is feisty octogenarian Jo Van Fleet, who refuses to budge from her land, .. Read more

Starring	Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet, Albert Salmi
Director	Elia Kazan
Genres	Drama

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- Interesting liberal-minded sociological drama marred by an added love story, as the similar Last Days of Dolwyn was marred by melodrama. Well made but somehow unmemorable.
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  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  Totally misleading title. I am no spring chicken but this was dated, slow and predictable. Not a hint of white water apart from when main character was thrown ... read more »
  
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  Less than memorable feature which doesn't capture the emotion in the way it might have done. Clift is unconvincing in this role. Worth watching just for the... read more »
  
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  Totally misleading title. I am no spring chicken but this was dated, slow and predictable. Not a hint of white water apart from when main character was thrown ... read more »
  
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  Nothing wild about this production.
  
  Totally misleading title. I am no spring chicken but this was dated, slow and predictable. Not a hint of white water apart from when main character was thrown ... read more »
  
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  Less than memorable feature which doesn't capture the emotion in the way it might have done. Clift is unconvincing in this role. Worth watching just for the... read more »
  
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  Filmed on location in the Tennessee Valley, Wild River is set in the early 1930s. Montgomery Clift plays an idealistic TVA agent, assigned to convince the locals to move from their property so that a beneficial dam can be built. The principal holdout is feisty octogenarian Jo Van Fleet, who refuses ...