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The Rains Of Ranchipur

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Under the invitation of the Maharani, a British couple travel to India, where the bored housewife proceeds to fall into a torrid affair complicated by a series of disasters by Mother Nature.
  • Starring: Lana Turner, Richard Burton
  • Directed by: Jean Negulesco
  • Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes
  • Release year: 1955
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Synopsis: Under the invitation of the Maharani, a British couple travel to India, where the bored housewife proceeds to fall into a torrid affair complicated by a series of disasters by Mother Nature.
Starring: Lana Turner, Richard Burton
Supporting actors: Fred Macmurray, Joan Caulfield, Michael Rennie
Directed by: Jean Negulesco
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes
Release year: 1955
Studio: 20th Century Fox
ASIN: B000VDZ48Y (Rental) and B000VDX8OG (Purchase)
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  • US Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 1955
  • Production Company: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
  • Filming Locations: Lahore, Pakistan
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2.0 out of 5 stars The Rains of Ranchipur, November 4, 2011
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Remake of THE RAINS CAME (1939), which I haven't seen. I wanted to like this big Cinemascope soaper, and it started off promisingly with some acrid scenes between Lana Turner and her titled hubby Michael Rennie. Eugenie Leontovich--one of those *Big* *Theater* *Name*-types I've never heard of, who deigned to make only a tiny smattering of films--was quite good as the Maharani. Unfortunately, there was no chemistry at all b/w Lana Turner and (brownfaced) Richard Burton; she evidently couldn't stand him and it shows. Their scenes weren't bad enough to be campy either, just sort of....there. The fatal blow was too much screen time devoted to a sidestory of Fred MacMurray as a cynical drunk who's pursued by a "college-aged" (but looked 30) daughter of missionaries. Both original and remake titles emphasize "the rains", but it's an earthquake and dam burst that causes the 3rd act havoc here; the model work is good but the blue-screen is muddy w/ that annoying shimmery blue border. A yawn. 4/10
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rains Come to Ranchipur, October 5, 2011
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Oh, this is a lot of fun. An old fashioned, big star movie, a melodrama in Old India or thereabouts, somewhere around Hollywood anyway. Nice color, big stars, a dam break, an earthquake, an illicit romance, a few old fashioned special effects, and no CGI. If only it were available on DVD. Your family will enjoy it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I'll rain on this parade., January 13, 2010
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If you find adultery entertaining, or you want to see Richard Burton smeared in semi blackface you might like this one. It plays like a Hemingway story lots of philosophysing about nearly everything. The high point of the movie is the earthquake during the monsoon. A dam above Rancipur breaks creating and interesting situation. If it were not for that, this would be a hilarious bore. Not exactly family entertainment.
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