Elephant walk film 1954

Saw this film when i was about 7 years old and never forgot the scene where the elephants rampaged through the house. Elephant walk 1954 when john wiley peter finch, an affluent plantation owner, brings his new wife, ruth elizabeth taylor, to his estate in the jungles of ceylon, shes overjoyed by the. We think the whole atmosphere of the film make it enjoyable to watch, and this of course, is due to the talents of its art directors and set decorators. Photograph your local culture, help wikipedia and win. In october 1951, dougfair productions, a company owned by douglas fairbanks, jr. It is based upon the novel elephant walk by robert standish, the pseudonym of the english novelist digby george gerahty. May 11, 2018 the film, elephant walk is a 1954 paramount pictures film, directed by william dieterle, and starring elizabeth taylor, dana andrews, peter finch and abraham sofaer. Elizabeth taylor was caught in the middle of a love triangle and an elephant stampede in paramounts 1954. 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. My parents took me to this movie when i was nine years old. Elephant walk 1954 streaming ita film completo in italiano e gratis. At the beginning of the film, john wiley peter finch does a voiceover reading of a page from the diary of elephant walk, shown on screen. Read the full synopsis of elephant walk, 1954, directed by william dieterle, with elizabeth taylor, dana andrews, peter finch, at turner classic movies.

But this love triangle is soon dwarfed by other events. 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. First released in 1954 this video is for entertainment purposes only. A cholera epidemic breaks out, drought blights the land and herds of thirst maddened elephants devastate the plantation in a thundering. Other plot elements of elephant walk parallel these films, and all three were produced in the mid50s, and all three. Elizabeth taylor took her place as a young wife who. Trailer for elephant walk colonial tea planter john wiley, visiting england at the end of world war ii, wins and weds lovely english rose ruth and takes her home to elephant walk, ceylon, where the local elephants have a grudge against the plantation because it blocks their migrating path. Elephant walk 1954 film stock pictures, royaltyfree. Find highquality elephant walk 1954 film stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Elizabeth taylor and the last 15 minutes of the film.

Elephant walk 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This movie is very similar to what would become one of dame elizabeth taylors most wellknown movies two years later, giant 1956. A cholera epidemic breaks out, drought blights the land and herds of thirstmaddened elephants devastate the plantation in a thundering stampede. Elephant walk the final act elephant revenge youtube. Elephant walk 1954 film stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. It is based upon the novel elephant walk by robert standish, the pseudonym of the english novelist digby george gerahty 18981981. However, taylors theme from elephant walk paramount, 1954 popularized by the song many dreams ago, is less well known, but as romantic as the wonderful seasons of love from peyton place. Elephants rampage, tea pickers sing, cholera sweeps the countryside, ceylon dazzles in the sunlight, the plot froths and sudses along, and a 21 year old liz taylor swans about in a satisfyingly. Elephant walk is a 1954 american drama film produced by paramount pictures, directed by william dieterle, and starring elizabeth taylor, dana andrews, peter finch and abraham sofaer. I had never before seen anything as beautiful as elizabeth taylor.

Mar 06, 20 a cholera epidemic breaks out, drought blights the land and herds of thirstmaddened elephants devastate the plantation in a thundering stampede. Elizabeth taylor took her place as a young wife who struggles after moving to the ceylonese plantation of her unstable husband peter finch. The film opens with peter finch as his character john wiley reciting offscreen the first few paragraphs of robert standishs novel elephant walk. Here you can see that she is wearing a cobra around her neck and also she is smoking. Jul 29, 20 elephant walk botany bay stalag 17 soundtrack from 19531954, composed by franz waxman. Rent elephant walk 1954 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Near the bottom of the page, wiley finch, reading it aloud, says, it was pouring with rain, even though the text seen on the screen reads it was pouring rain. With many sections filmed on location it features several true life insights into the operation of tea plantations and the teamaking process within factories. Elephant walk is a 1954 american drama film produced by paramount pictures, directed by william dieterle, and starring elizabeth taylor, dana andrews, peter. Both are about a downtoearth young lady who marries a millionaire, moves into his manyacre estate where he makes his living, and hes at first closeminded until she helps him change. Contemporary news items add the following information about the production. Weakened by cholera, the local staff are not healthy enough to defend the walls of the colonial bungalow that was built on top of and has blocked a traditional elephant path. Ruth elizabeth taylor in from london and the new wife of ceylon tea plantation owner john peter finch, is meeting several tenant planters leo britt, et al when overseer carver dana andrews arrives, and shes assured theres no need to worry about the elephants, in elephant walk. The young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at elephant walk tea plantation, british ceylon.

Elephant walk 1954 stream and watch online moviefone. Released 1954, elephant walk stars elizabeth taylor, dana andrews, peter finch, abraham sofaer the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Elephant walk botany bay stalag 17 soundtrack 19531954. The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones. Rent elephant walk 1954 starring elizabeth taylor and dana andrews on dvd and bluray. Elephant walk is a film directed by william dieterle with elizabeth taylor, dana andrews, peter finch, abraham sofaer, year.

This is a picture of the actress vivien leigh which was taken during filming of elephant walk 1954. Taylor plays a newlywed who accompanies finch to his sprawling tea plantation called elephant walk. Dont look for much depth in this script, but if you love jungle films, elizabeth taylor. Released by kritzerland in 20 kr 200253 containing music from elephant walk 1954, stalag 17 1953, botany bay 1953. Paramount has produced a beautiful, colorful transfer of a lush, jungleset film. Looked it up online and bingo it was the one so ordered it. See more ideas about elephant walk, elizabeth taylor, old hollywood. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The image measures 1908 2936 pixels and is 810 kilobytes large. Elizabeth taylor in a publicity still for elephant walk. Elephant walk silver scenes a blog for classic film lovers. Elephant walk movie clip the elephant people airing. Overview of elephant walk, 1954, directed by william dieterle, with elizabeth taylor, dana andrews, peter finch, at turner classic movies. Elephant walk was several weeks into production when the films original leading lady, vivien leigh, was replaced by elizabeth taylor you.

But there are still two reasons to see elephant walk. High resolution movie poster image for elephant walk 1954. When elephant walk was released, liz taylor and its marvelous elephant stampede sequence were touted as the film s drawing features. Elephants rampage, tea pickers sing, cholera sweeps the countryside, ceylon dazzles in the sunlight, the plot froths and sudses along, and a 21 year old liz. 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. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Elephant walk the films of elizabeth taylor pictures. Elephant walk 1954 the young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at elephant walk tea plantation, british ceylon. Feb 05, 2015 elephants rampage, tea pickers sing, cholera sweeps the countryside, ceylon dazzles in the sunlight, the plot froths and sudses along, and a 21 year old liz taylor swans about in a satisfyingly. The young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at elephant walk. Couldnt remember the name of the film but got talking to a friend about it one day and they said it must be elephant walk with elizabeth taylor.

A cholera epidemic breaks out, drought blights the land and herds of thirstmaddened elephants devastate the plantation in a thundering. Blame it on a costly production to begin with, mixed with a location shoot half a world away and a famous star suffering a mental breakdown in the middle of filming, forcing the studio to replace her. Sep 07, 2015 this feature is not available right now. For example, one may not like the pingpong between the scenes shot in studio and the documentary scenes elephants, dancers or sceneries shot on location in sri lanka. Elephants rampage, tea pickers sing, cholera sweeps the countryside, ceylon dazzles in the sunlight, the plot froths and sudses along, and a. Elephant walk was several weeks into production when the films original leading lady, vivien leigh, was replaced by elizabeth taylor you can still see leigh in a few long shots.