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      Swamp Water

      Released Oct 23, 1941 1h 30m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 70% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Ben (Dana Andrews), a hunter, ventures into the dangerous Okefenokee Swamp despite protests from his father, Thursday (Walter Huston). There, he's captured and held prisoner by Tom Keefer (Walter Brennan) a fugitive who has been hiding in the swamp. Tom allows Ben to leave on the condition that he split his hunting profits with Tom's daughter, Julie (Anne Baxter), who lives in town. Ben agrees, and, after a fight with his father, moves to a home closer to Julie and gradually falls for her. Read More Read Less

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      Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Renoir’s generosity of character and complexity of community and family relationships, and his location photography gives the backwoods melodrama a dignity and an elevated, stylized theatricality, like a Greek tragedy relocated to the American south. Aug 9, 2022 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid [Renoir's] first American film... almost feels like the work of someone else, although it still contains a few of its maker's signature themes, and it's an excellent entertainment in any regard. Rated: 4/4 Jan 18, 2019 Full Review Walter Chaw Film Freak Central ean Renoir's Swamp Water stands out as an example of how an artist's genius can assert itself even when his product has been taken away from him, Rated: 3/4 Aug 30, 2012 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews If Renoir was left alone from Zanuck's heavy hand, this melodrama would have perhaps turned out to be an American classic. Rated: B Apr 5, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Blobbo X Good cast includes Walter Brennan, John Huston's father and Albert Einstein's granddaughter. Passes time nicely. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/27/23 Full Review steve d Kind of a mixed bag, but works surprisingly well. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member First American film by Jean Renoir. Shot on location. Surreal Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member This is Jean Renoir's first American film, apparently famed producer Zanuck interfered a lot so Renoir didn't have full control, and you can tell. The acting is spotty, thought it does feature some big names like Dana Andrews "Laura" and Walter Huston. There are occasional flourishes in the direction and cinematography. Not a great film, but well worth watch for lovers of classic cinema. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member An Impressive and Underseen Backwoods Film Noir... Gator-ate or Cotton-mouth bit--people, gators, cottonmouths, and some quick sand... A Heart Rendering and Entertaining Old Classic!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Jean Renoir's Swamp Water stands out as an example of how an artist's genius can assert itself even when his product has been taken away from him, Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Ben (Dana Andrews), a hunter, ventures into the dangerous Okefenokee Swamp despite protests from his father, Thursday (Walter Huston). There, he's captured and held prisoner by Tom Keefer (Walter Brennan) a fugitive who has been hiding in the swamp. Tom allows Ben to leave on the condition that he split his hunting profits with Tom's daughter, Julie (Anne Baxter), who lives in town. Ben agrees, and, after a fight with his father, moves to a home closer to Julie and gradually falls for her.
      Director
      Jean Renoir
      Distributor
      20th Century Fox
      Production Co
      Twentieth Century Fox
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 23, 1941, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 1, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 30m