Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk

Director: William Dieterle Cast: Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
, Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews
, Peter Finch
Peter Finch
, Abraham Sofaer
Abraham Sofaer
William Dieterle
Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk

Director: William Dieterle Cast: Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
, Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews
, Peter Finch
Peter Finch
, Abraham Sofaer
Abraham Sofaer
William Dieterle

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Overview

Elephant Walk was several weeks into production when the film's original leading lady, Vivien Leigh, was replaced by Elizabeth Taylor (you can still see Leigh in a few long shots). Based on a novel by Robert Standish, the film casts Taylor as Ruth Wiley, the new bride of solemn plantation owner John Wiley (Peter Finch). At first thrilled at the prospect of living in the wilds of Ceylon, Ruth rapidly becomes a beautiful bird in a gilded cage. When American overseer Dick Carver (Dana Andrews) arrives on the scene, Ruth falls in love. Before she can leave her husband, though, the region is devastated by cholera. Making things worse, the local elephants go on a rampage, destroying her husband's mansion, which his father had maliciously built in the middle of the pachyderm's ancient right of way. Fraught with sexual symbolism, Elephant Walk works on a high-gloss soap opera level. The climactic stampede, however, is disappointingly filmed on a studio interior set, robbing what should have been a rousing climax of much of its credibility.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/05/2019
UPC: 0032429311627
Original Release: 1954
Rating: NR
Source: ALLIED VAUGHN
Region Code: 1
Language: English
Time: 1:42:00
Sales rank: 1,298

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Elizabeth Taylor Actor
Dana Andrews Actor
Peter Finch Actor
Abraham Sofaer Actor
Abner Biberman Dr. Pereira
Noel Drayton Atkinson, Planter
Rosalind Ivan Mrs. Lakin
Barry Bernard Strawson, Planter
Philip Tonge Ralph
Edward Ashley Gregory
Leo Britt Chisholm, Planter
Mylee Haulani Rayna
Jack Raine Norbert
Victor Millan Koru
Norma Varden Mrs. Beezely
Carlos Rivero Car Servant
Delmar Costello Native Patient
Satini Puailoa Foreman
Vivien Leigh Ruth Wiley in the Ceylon Long Shots
Henry Carr Actor
Reginald Lal Singh Actor
Charles Heard Actor
Rodd Redwing Actor
Adolfo Ornelas Actor
Leslie Sketchley Actor
Franz Waxman Composer
Eddie Das Actor
Maureen Hingert Actor

Technical Credits
Irving Asher Producer
William Dieterle Director
John P. Fulton Special Effects
Paul K. Lerpae Special Effects
John Lee Mahin Screenwriter
Robert Standish Screenwriter
Farciot Edouart Special Effects
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