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Elephant Walk

1954 · 103 min

A slow, humid colonial melodrama where luxury and isolation press in, and distant elephants rumble like a warning.

Tagline
One man claimed the land. Two men claimed the woman who lived there.
Overview
Colonial tea planter John Wiley, visiting England at the end of World War II, weds lovely English rose Ruth 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; and the hovering, ominous menace of the hostile elephants.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • family
  • power
  • love
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, adventure, drama
Directed by
William Dieterle
Written by
John Lee Mahin
Starring
Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Finch, Dana Andrews, Abraham Sofaer, Abner Biberman, Noel Drayton, Rosalind Ivan, Barry Bernard
Music
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
Loyal Griggs
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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