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Elephant Walk
“One man claimed the land. Two men claimed the woman who lived there.”
5.9 / 10• 1954• 1h 43m•NR• English
RomanceAdventureDrama
Storyline
Colonial tea planter John Wiley, visiting England at the end of World War II, weds lovely English rose Ruth and takes her home to Elephant Walk, Ceylon, where the local elephants have a grudge against the plantation. Ruth's delight with the tropical wealth and luxury of her new home is tempered by isolation as the only white woman in the district; her husband's occasional imperious arrogance; a mutual physical attraction with plantation manager Dick Carver; and the hovering, ominous menace of the hostile elephants.
Cast & Crew
Elizabeth Taylor
Ruth Wiley
Lead
Peter Finch
John Wiley
Dana Andrews
Dick Carver
Abraham Sofaer
Appuhamy
Abner Biberman
Dr. Pereira
Noel Drayton
Planter Atkinson
Rosalind Ivan
Mrs. Lakin
Barry Bernard
Planter Strawson
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Dieterle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Elephant Walk is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
