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Wild River

Emotional drama in which a young government official has the task of persuading an old woman to leave her island home on the Tennessee River to make way for the building of a dam.

Emotional drama set in in 1930s Alabama. A young federal government official has the task of persuading a stubborn old woman to leave her island home on the Tennessee River to make way for the building of a dam. Encountering opposition from the local people, in particular a racist farmer who objects to the employment of local black labourers, the official finds his life further complicated when he falls for the elderly woman's granddaughter.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Mon 22 Dec 200803:30
BBC Two except Yorkshire

Credits

Chuck GloverMontgomery Clift
DirectorElia Kazan
Carol Garth BaldwinLee Remick
Hank BaileyAlbert Salmi
Hamilton GarthJay C Flippen
Cal GarthJames Westerfield
ProducerElia Kazan

Broadcasts

  • Tue 25 Mar 200812:30
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Mon 22 Dec 200803:30
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire