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Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk

One man claimed the land. Two men claimed the woman who lived there.

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RomanceAdventureDrama

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Colonial tea planter John Wiley (Peter Finch), visiting England at the end of World War II, wins and weds lovely English rose Ruth (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) and takes her home to Elephant Walk, Ceylon, where the local elephants have a grudge against the plantation. Ruth's delight with the tropical wealth and luxury of her new home is tempered by isolation as the only white woman in the district; her husband's occasional imperious arrogance; a mutual physical attraction with plantation manager Dick Carver (Dana Andrews), and the hovering, ominous menace of the hostile elephants.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

5.809/10

Release Date

21 April 1954

Country

United States of America

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Ruth Wiley

Peter Finch

Peter Finch

John Wiley

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Dick Carver

Abraham Sofaer

Abraham Sofaer

Appuhamy

Abner Biberman

Abner Biberman

Dr. Pereira

Noel Drayton

Noel Drayton

Planter Atkinson

Rosalind Ivan

Rosalind Ivan

Mrs. Lakin

Barry Bernard

Barry Bernard

Planter Strawson

Philip Tonge

Philip Tonge

Planter John Ralph

Edward Ashley

Edward Ashley

Planter Gordon Gregory

Leo Britt

Leo Britt

Planter Chisholm

Leslie Sketchley

Leslie Sketchley

Planter (uncredited)

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