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Raintree County (DVD) Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift - BY GOLDEN CLASSIC COLLECTIBLES
 
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Raintree County (DVD) Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift - BY GOLDEN CLASSIC COLLECTIBLES

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  • Region: All Regions
  • Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000I6M5C2
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,709 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Idealist John Wickliff Shawnessy (Montgomery Clift) drifts away from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither (Eva Marie Saint) and enters into a passionate, but loveless, marriage with Susanna Drake (Elizabeth Taylor) a wealthy New Orleans belle. But John soon learns that Susanna's mother died in a lunatic asylum and it becomes apparent that Susanna has inherited her family's curse for she tricked him into marriage. Frustrated with life, John leaves home by enlisting in the Northern Army and fights in Tennessee and Georgia during the terrible and brutal Civil War where he does some soul searching for himself and explores his path in life to what may lay in store for him should he return home.

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Don't Go with This Version, June 20, 2007
Find the Laser Disc (General release version) or VHS (restored roadshow version) in Widescreen or Full Frame. The stereo sounds great on all these versions. There is something very magical about RAINTREE COUNTY. It truly is a place of the mind where you return to it once you have seen it. I have been watching this film over and over again ever since I saw it while I was in High School. Clift's performance, torn almost into two personalities because of the accident he had during the shooting (which changed the structure of his face) haunts this film as does Elizabeth Taylor's twisted performance of a woman on the edge of insanity. It's almost like a metaphor of the Civil War itself, a country torn in two, brother against brother. Johnny Greene's score is an outstanding achievement for this composer with its beautiful flowing passages that embrace the viewer with a haunting passion. It too stands as a metaphor for all that is beautiful in the world yet intrigues us with many mysteries that are envisioned in the mind by we who inhabit this beautiful land. If only now we could get an official first rate DVD from the MGM library. That DVD seems as elusive as the Raintree itself. Standing before you stands a seeker who has yet to find.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Waiting for the Good Version..., January 4, 2008
By R. Gawlitta (Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews
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Elizabeth Taylor is a great actress, as her career has confirmed. Let's not forget that she started out as a child star, and is one of the few who have grown into a successful adult film career (not forgetting Natalie Wood, Dean Stockwell, Roddy MacDowell, Judy Garland). "Raintree County" was her 1st Oscar nom, and for the following 3 years, one of the few to receive 4 consecutive noms. I saw this film in its initial release when I was 8 years old and it fascinated me. In subsequent viewings, I learned of the history in making the film, and I still think it's wonderful. There were major set-backs during the filming, especially Monty Clift's disfiguring accident, but the resulting film works for me. I'd heard that a 50th anniversary edition was on the horizon, but it's now 2008 and none has appeared. D'ya think this film will ever be given proper treatment? Many great, classic films are still awaiting DVD release (The Human Comedy, The Uninvited, Summer & Smoke), while there's pure garbage being turned out ad nauseum. I'm currently disappointed.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars a buried title, April 5, 2007
By Gerard Dessere (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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MGM does not seem to have much of an interest releasing this title .We therefore have to fall back on an asian bootleg which meanwhile is perfectly all right .Not everything comes out on dvd so we have to wait for an authoritative edition of this film .
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2.0 out of 5 stars Good movie/bad DVD
I bought this DVD last year after having seen this movie many years ago on TV. I'm a big fan of Monty Clift and Liz Taylor and always loved this movie. But... Read more
Published 6 days ago by RocketJay

1.0 out of 5 stars I was ripped off
This DVD was of the poorest quality I have ever seen. It came in two disc, one in an Asian language and the other in English. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Paul D. McLemore Sr.

1.0 out of 5 stars PLEASE DON'T BUY THIS AWFUL DVD!
"Raintree County" is a classic, but not as good as "Gone With the Wind." The Asian DVD version of the movie is a complete rip-off. One of my discs wouldn't even play. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Van T. Roberts

5.0 out of 5 stars Elizabeth Taylor as a Beauty
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I have always loved Elizabeth Taylor and have always wanted the DVD of her at her... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Amos Lassen

1.0 out of 5 stars poor quality and need money back or new one
I love this movie and was lookin forward to seeing it again. The picture was of poor quality and would not play to even the end of the first DVD. I am 74 yrs. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Christy A. Watenpaugh

2.0 out of 5 stars Hold out for a better transfer
Hard to know what to say about this less-than-stellar import DVD. The movie is a problematical and often entertaining adaptation of Ross Lockridge's lyrical, metaphorical novel... Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. Gorey

1.0 out of 5 stars Raintree County DVD
I've been searching for this movie for a long time. The story is very good, but the quality of the DVD was not. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Shears

2.0 out of 5 stars Raintree county
I sent another review for this product earlyer saying the the quality was not very good and that it jumps at least three times thoughout the film. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Anita B. Hedden

3.0 out of 5 stars GOT A HARD FO FIND ITEM.
I WAS EXCITED TO FIND THE MOVIE I COULD NOT FIND ANYWHERE. IT WAS NOT IN GOOD PLAYING CONDITION. IT DID NOT START AT THE BEGINNING. Read more
Published 9 months ago

4.0 out of 5 stars You must read the English subtitles!
While this is not the greatest Montgomery Clift film, the English subtitles in this edition make this DVD fantastically entertaining. Read more
Published on April 12, 2007 by R. S. Wilt

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