Elephant Walk

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Elephant Walk

Released Apr 21, 1954

1h 43m

Adventure

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When John Wiley (Peter Finch), an affluent plantation owner, brings his new wife, Ruth (Elizabeth Taylor), to his estate in the jungles of Ceylon, she's overjoyed by the exotic location and luxurious accommodations, until it becomes clear her new husband is more interested in palling around with his friends than spending time with her. Left alone on the plantation, Ruth strikes up a friendship with the foreman, Dick Carver (Dana Andrews), and it isn't long before a love triangle develops.

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TIME Magazine

Elephant Walk, though hardly a work of art, is an astonishingly neat feat of manufacture.

Mar 23, 2011

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Variety Staff

Variety

Robert Standish's novel about life among the pekoe-planters rates a sprawling script and direction that lacks attention-holding pace from William Dieterle.

Jul 22, 2008

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

Unfortunately, the script that John Lee Mahin prepared from the Robert Standish book is lengthy and hackneyed in the build-up, and William Dieterle's direction does not provide anything more than gaudy panoramas of a tropical palace to fascinate the eye.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 25, 2006

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Delirious mixture of romance and melodrama, with gorgeous location shooting.

Jan 30, 2012

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TV Guide

The lush Griggs cinematography and rich Waxman score enhance an otherwise lightweight movie.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 23, 2011

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Until the elephants actually stampede the palace, this Liz Taylor vehicle is pretty talky drama.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 22, 2008

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Audience Member

Surprisingly enjoyable if you've ever been to the location. Artistic, insightful and mostly accurate in its depiction of historical Ceylon except perhaps for the elephants.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

I loved this film when I saw it years ago. The elephant stampede at the end stayed in my memory for years. I saw it again recently, and, yes, although I found it slightly dated, I was still thrilled by it. It's Hollywood slush - OK. But it's WONDERFUL Hollywood slush.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

To quote Gnost, "Delirious mixture of romance and melodrama, with gorgeous location shooting."

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

liz is never more beautiful than in this technicolor adventure

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

One of the great classics of Liz Taylor

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

Me basta Elizabeth Taylor como motivacion para volver a verla ;-)

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Synopsis

When John Wiley (Peter Finch), an affluent plantation owner, brings his new wife, Ruth (Elizabeth Taylor), to his estate in the jungles of Ceylon, she's overjoyed by the exotic location and luxurious accommodations, until it becomes clear her new husband is more interested in palling around with his friends than spending time with her. Left alone on the plantation, Ruth strikes up a friendship with the foreman, Dick Carver (Dana Andrews), and it isn't long before a love triangle develops.

Director: William Dieterle
Producer: Irving Asher
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 21, 1954, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 43m

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