Elephant Walk
Overview
Replacing Vivien Leigh after she was felled by illness, Elizabeth Taylor stars as Ruth Wiley, a young English bride whose wealthy husband, John (Peter Finch), has spirited her off to his vast tea plantation in the jungles of Ceylon. Initially excited to be in this new environment, Ruth soon discovers that her new husband considers her no more than an attractive possession who can't compete for his attention with activities like indoor polo with his cronies. Since this and similar games absorb much of John's time, his friend Dick Carver (Dana Andrews) actually runs the plantation. No mere businessman, the sensitive Carver likes to rattle off Chopin nocturnes, and he and Ruth soon become involved. Now eager to leave a house that has become like a prison, Ruth asks Dick to take her to Paris, and he agrees. But an epidemic of cholera suddenly breaks out, and everyone on the plantation is put under quarantine. To add to their problems, Ruth has learned that her husband's father built their house directly in the path of an elephant walk--and the local elephants have suddenly become very restless. This slick soap opera reveals Sri Lanka to be a land of great natural beauty.
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Main Cast & Crew:
William Dieterle - Director
Elizabeth Taylor
Dana Andrews
Peter Finch
Abraham Sofaer
Abner Biberman
Noel Drayton
Rosalind Ivan
Barry Bernard
Philip Tonge
Edward Ashley
Details
- Format: DVD (Manufactured on Demand)
- Run Time: 105
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 032429311627
- Genre: DRAMA
- Rating: Not Rated
- Release Date: November 2019
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Synopsis:
Set in barely postcolonial Ceylon, the film stars Elizabeth Taylor as Ruth Wiley, a recent bride who has just arrived from England with her husband, John (Peter Finch), an immensely wealthy tea planter. Before long, Ruth realizes that John is far more interested in playing indoor polo with his cronies than he is in her, and she becomes involved with plantation overseer Dick Carver (Dana Andrews). Wiley's indifference to his wife is matched by his contempt for nature, which will soon prove disastrous.
Notes:
Theatrical release: April 21, 1954.
Shooting location: Sri Lanka.
Actress Vivien Leigh was originally scheduled to star in ELEPHANT WALK but was replaced by Elizabeth Taylor because of an illness. Leigh, however, can still be seen in certain long shots.
After several British movies, actor Peter Finch made his American debut in this film.
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