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  • Wild River (1960)
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    110 min | Drama, History, Romance
Wild River (1960)
Approved
110 min | Drama, History, Romance

A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.
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Director
Writers
Paul Osborn (screenplay) | William Bradford Huie (based on novels by) | Borden Deal (based on novels by)
Producer
Composer
Kenyon Hopkins (music composed by)
Cinematographer
Ellsworth Fredericks (as Ellsworth Fredricks)
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Release date
May 25, 1960 (United States)

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Cast

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32 cast members
Name Known for
Montgomery Clift
Chuck Glover Chuck Glover   See fewer
Lee Remick
Carol Garth Baldwin Carol Garth Baldwin   See fewer
Jo Van Fleet
Ella Garth Ella Garth   See fewer
Albert Salmi
Hank Bailey Hank Bailey   See fewer
Jay C. Flippen
Hamilton Garth (as J.C. Flippen) Hamilton Garth (as J.C. Flippen)   See fewer
James Westerfield
Cal Garth Cal Garth   See fewer
Barbara Loden
Betty Jackson Betty Jackson   See fewer
Frank Overton
Walter Clark Walter Clark   See fewer
Malcolm Atterbury
Sy Moore Sy Moore   See fewer
Mark Anthony
Night Clerk (uncredited) Night Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Ross Apperson
Attorney Armstrong (uncredited) Attorney Armstrong (uncredited)   See fewer
Big Jeff Bess
Joe John Garth (uncredited) Joe John Garth (uncredited)   See fewer
James Campbell
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Donna Carnegie
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Bruce Dern
Jack Roper (uncredited) Jack Roper (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Dodd
Sheriff Hogue (uncredited) Sheriff Hogue (uncredited)   See fewer
John Dudley
Todd (uncredited) Todd (uncredited)   See fewer
David Ferrell
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
James Hampton
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Judy Harris
Barbara Baldwin (uncredited) Barbara Baldwin (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Hingle
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Earl Jones
Sam Johnson (uncredited) Sam Johnson (uncredited)   See fewer
Grover Lawson
Bus Driver (uncredited) Bus Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Menard
Jim Baldwin Jr. (uncredited) Jim Baldwin Jr. (uncredited)   See fewer
Mark Menson
Winters (uncredited) Winters (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Penner
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Patricia Perry
Mattie (uncredited) Mattie (uncredited)   See fewer
Alfred E. Smith
Thompson (uncredited) Thompson (uncredited)   See fewer
Edna Snapp
Wife of Justice of the Peace (uncredited) Wife of Justice of the Peace (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Steakley
Mayor Tom Maynard (uncredited) Mayor Tom Maynard (uncredited)   See fewer
Earl Williamson
Small Role (uncredited) Small Role (uncredited)   See fewer
C.C.L. Wray
Justice of the Peace (uncredited) Justice of the Peace (uncredited)   See fewer
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