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Elephant Walk

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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 03/23/2011
Elephant Walk, though hardly a work of art, is an astonishingly neat feat of manufacture. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 07/22/2008
Robert Standish's novel about life among the pekoe-planters rates a sprawling script and direction that lacks attention-holding pace from William Dieterle. Go to Full Review Bosley Crowther New York Times 03/25/2006
2/5
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. Go to Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 01/30/2012
Delirious mixture of romance and melodrama, with gorgeous location shooting. Go to Full Review TV Guide 03/23/2011
2.5/4
The lush Griggs cinematography and rich Waxman score enhance an otherwise lightweight movie. Go to Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 03/22/2008
3/5
Until the elephants actually stampede the palace, this Liz Taylor vehicle is pretty talky drama. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/17/2022 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. See more 08/04/2012 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. See more 07/02/2012 To quote Gnost, "Delirious mixture of romance and melodrama, with gorgeous location shooting." See more 07/02/2012 liz is never more beautiful than in this technicolor adventure See more 05/01/2012 One of the great classics of Liz Taylor See more 04/15/2012 Me basta Elizabeth Taylor como motivacion para volver a verla ;-) See more Read all reviews
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William Dieterle

Director

Elizabeth Taylor

Ruth Wiley

Dana Andrews

Dick Carver

Peter Finch

John Wiley

Abraham Sofaer

Appuhamy

Abner Biberman

Dr. Pereira

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Elephant Walk

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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
Screenwriter
John Lee Mahin
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 21, 1954, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 43m