In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further complicated by the American Civil War, and dark family history.
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Award Recognition
Nominations
4 Oscar · 1 Golden Globe
Nominated
1958
Actress
Elizabeth Taylor
Art Direction
Art Direction: William A. Horning, Urie McCleary; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt
Costume Design
Walter Plunkett
Music (Scoring)
Johnny Green
1958
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
Nigel Patrick
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