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The Rains of Ranchipur

Play trailer Poster for The Rains of Ranchipur Released Dec 14, 1955 1h 44m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Lady Edwina (Lana Turner) and Lord Albert Esketh (Michael Rennie) share a passionless and unhappy marriage. When they travel to India to purchase horses, Esketh declares his intention to divorce Edwina once back in England. However, Edwina manages to find new love on the very same trip. First, she encounters Thomas Ransome (Fred MacMurray), a former acquaintance, and then she meets Dr. Rama Safti (Richard Burton). Initially, her attempts to seduce Safti fail, but soon a real love develops.
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com This remake, starring Lana Turner, of the 1939 The Rains Came is not as compelling, but the special effects (nominated for Oscar) are good Rated: C+ Jul 19, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Franky L I found this movie well acted, and it held my attention. Fred McMurray never disappoints when he plays the brutish, abnoxious drunk. Lana Turner is beautiful. The movie is outdated with its themes so that's probably why the low audience score. It's better than a 25+. Good Saturday afternoon oldie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review Audience Member Artificial. Costumes are exquisite, Turner is drop dead gorgeous, Burton unconvincing in his devotion to his people or Turner. Scenery was best, story was good. Still, for some historic significance of India, worth watching. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as good as the original The Rains Came but an entertaining movie with good special effects. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This remake, starring Lana Turner, of the 1939 The Rains Came is not as compelling, but the special effects (nominated for Oscar) are good skip this and see the tyrone power-myrna loy version of this Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Aside from Burton not being a convincing native, nor MacMurray the drunk, this always feels a contrived situation for a love story and disaster movie rolled into one. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Uninteresting melodrama that only pricked my interest due to the two leads. A 'nothing' story with lacklustre performances from the entire cast, with Burton particularly unconvincing as an Indian doctor. And if all that isnt bad enough - the third act plumbs new depths in Special Effects and stock footage! Poor! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Lady Edwina (Lana Turner) and Lord Albert Esketh (Michael Rennie) share a passionless and unhappy marriage. When they travel to India to purchase horses, Esketh declares his intention to divorce Edwina once back in England. However, Edwina manages to find new love on the very same trip. First, she encounters Thomas Ransome (Fred MacMurray), a former acquaintance, and then she meets Dr. Rama Safti (Richard Burton). Initially, her attempts to seduce Safti fail, but soon a real love develops.
Director
Jean Negulesco
Screenwriter
Merle Miller, Louis Bromfield
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 14, 1955, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2010
Runtime
1h 44m
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