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Key Information
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| Directors: |
William Dieterle |
| Stars: |
Elizabeth Taylor |
| Actors: |
Edward Ashley |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Drama |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
097360601138 |
| Release Date: |
1954 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 43min |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (July 12, 2005)
UPC: 097360531749 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 43min
Release Company: Facets Video (June 10, 1991) |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
John Lee Mahin |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"Tell me about the elephants."--Ruth Wiley (Elizabeth Taylor), a newcomer to Sri Lanka, to plantation boss Dick Carver (Dana Andrews)
"Don't mention those terrible monsters!"--Carver's reply |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Replacing Vivien Leigh after she was felled by illness, Elizabeth Taylor stars as Ruth Wiley, a young English bride whose wealthy husband, John (Peter Finch), has spirited her off to his vast tea plantation in the jungles of Ceylon. Initially excited to be in this new environment, Ruth soon discovers that her new husband considers her no more than an attractive possession who can't compete for his attention with activities like indoor polo with his cronies. Since this and similar games absorb much of John's time, his friend Dick Carver (Dana Andrews) actually runs the plantation. No mere businessman, the sensitive Carver likes to rattle off Chopin nocturnes, and he and Ruth soon become involved. Now eager to leave a house that has become like a prison, Ruth asks Dick to take her to Paris, and he agrees. But an epidemic of cholera suddenly breaks out, and everyone on the plantation is put under quarantine. To add to their problems, Ruth has learned that her husband's father built their house directly in t... |
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