Wild River 1960

Variety Staff, Variety: In studying a slice of national socio-economic progress in terms of people, it catches something timeless and essential in the human spirit and shapes it in the American image. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: This 1960 drama is probably Elia Kazan's finest and deepest film, a meditation on how the past both inhibits and enriches the present. Read more

A.H. Weiler, New York Times: Both sections of the flavorful, vernacular-filled screen play have been given professional treatment. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: One of [Kazan's] least theatrical and most affecting films. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Kazan's films are better known for showcasing stratospheric Method-emoting over visual expressiveness, which makes Wild River's gorgeous imagery a shock... Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: Sympathetic to both sides, the movie pits tradition against progress, rugged individualism against the greater good. Read more