In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further complicated by the American Civil War, and dark family history.

Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
Written by: Millard Kaufman
Runtime: 188 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: In The Great Tradition Of Civil War Romance
Cast:
Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor
Susanna Drake Shawnessy 
Montgomery Clift Montgomery Clift
John Wickliff Shawnessy 
Eva Marie Saint Eva Marie Saint
Nell Gaither 
Nigel Patrick Nigel Patrick
Prof. Jerusalem Webster Stiles 
Lee Marvin Lee Marvin
Orville 'Flash' Perkins 
Rod Taylor Rod Taylor
Garwood B. Jones