Story :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.
Cast
Elizabeth TaylorSusanna Drake Shawnessy
Montgomery CliftJohn Wickliff Shawnessy
Eva Marie SaintNell Gaither
Nigel PatrickProf. Jerusalem Webster Stiles
Lee MarvinOrville 'Flash' Perkins
Rod TaylorGarwood B. Jones
Agnes MooreheadEllen Shawnessy
Walter AbelT.D. Shawnessy
Jarma LewisBarbara Drake
Tom DrakeBobby Drake
Rhys WilliamsEzra Gray
Russell CollinsNiles Foster
DeForest KelleySouthern Officer
Eileen StevensMiss Roman
Luana LeeGirl (uncredited)
Sue GeorgeUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Myrna HansenMrs. Lydia Gray (uncredited)
Fred AldrichTownsman (uncredited)
Ruth AttawayParthenia (uncredited)
John BartonTownsman (uncredited)
Oliver BlakeJake - Bartender (uncredited)
Nesdon BoothSpectator (uncredited)
George BoyceParty Guest (uncredited)
Henry BrockMinor Role (uncredited)
Don BurnettTom Conway (uncredited)
Boyd CabeenTownsman (uncredited)
William ChalleeSpectator (uncredited)
Phil ChambersStarter (uncredited)
Robert ColeParty Guest (uncredited)
Gene CooganTownsman (uncredited)
Isabel CooleySoona - Susanna's Maid (uncredited)
Josephine CumminsWoman (uncredited)
Jack DalyPhotographer (uncredited)
Michael DanteJesse Gardner (uncredited)
James DimeBartender (uncredited)
Phyllis DouglasUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Dan DowlingClub Patron (uncredited)
Michael DuganNat Franklin (uncredited)
John EldredgeCousin Sam (uncredited)
Duke FishmanTownsman (uncredited)
George FordClub Patron (uncredited)
Robert FoulkPantomimist (uncredited)
Joel FriendParty Guest (uncredited)
Joseph GlickSoldier (uncredited)
Dorothy GrangerMadame Gaubert (uncredited)
James GriffithMr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)
Myrna HansenLydia Grey (uncredited)
Stacy HarrisUnion Lieutenant (uncredited)
Rosalind HayesBessie (uncredited)
Bill HickmanTownsman (uncredited)
Jimmie HoranTownsman (uncredited)
Judi JordanUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jack KennyTownsman (uncredited)
Frank KreigSpectator (uncredited)
Janet LakeUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Donald LosbyJim Shawnessy - Age 2 (uncredited)
Mickey MagaJim Shawnessy - Age 4 (uncredited)
Philo McCulloughTownsman (uncredited)
Owen McGiveneyBlind Man (uncredited)
Gardner McKayBearded Soldier (uncredited)
Russell MeekerTownsman (uncredited)
Ralph MoratzSpectator at footrace (uncredited)
Burt MustinOld Gent with 'Flash' (uncredited)
Ray PourchotSoldier (uncredited)
Ford RaymondTownsman (uncredited)
Suzanne RidgwayProstitute (uncredited)
Christopher RiordanSpectator at Footrace (uncredited)