
Elizabeth Taylor
Ruth Wiley


“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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Release Date
April 21, 1954
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
5.9 / 10
Votes
41
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
Not available
Status
Released
Popularity
2.6
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Ruth Wiley

John Wiley

Dick Carver

Appuhamy

Dr. Pereira

Planter Atkinson

Mrs. Lakin

Planter Strawson

Planter John Ralph

Planter Gordon Gregory
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Planter (uncredited)
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