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Elephant Walk

Play trailer Poster for Elephant Walk 1954,  1h 43m,  Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 50% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
50% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 50% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
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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Variety Staff Variety Jul 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 Mar 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
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Feb 13, 2001
I was 11 when I saw William Dieterle's 1954 adaptation of the Robert Standish novel Elephant Walk... and I loved it, though I don't know what I'd think today. Go to Full Review
Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Jan 30, 2012
Delirious mixture of romance and melodrama, with gorgeous location shooting. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Mar 22, 2008
3/5
Until the elephants actually stampede the palace, this Liz Taylor vehicle is pretty talky drama. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Mar 25, 2007
C
Nothing more than a mundane soap opera melodrama. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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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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Movie Info

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
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