Elephant Walk
“One man claimed the land. Two men claimed the woman who lived there.”
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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Cast
13 people
Elizabeth Taylor
Ruth Wiley
Known for
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Cleopatra
Peter Finch
John Wiley
Known for
Network
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dana Andrews
Dick Carver
Known for
Laura
The Best Years of Our Lives
Abraham Sofaer
Appuhamy
Known for
Quo Vadis
The Naked Jungle
Abner Biberman
Dr. Pereira
Known for
His Girl Friday
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Noel Drayton
Planter Atkinson
Known for
The Court Jester
Blackbeard, the Pirate
Rosalind Ivan
Mrs. Lakin
Known for
Scarlet Street
Pursuit to Algiers
Barry Bernard
Planter Strawson
Known for
Limelight
Return of the Fly
Philip Tonge
Planter John Ralph
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Miracle on 34th Street
Edward Ashley
Planter Gordon Gregory
Known for
The Court Jester
Pride and Prejudice
Leo Britt
Planter Chisholm
Known for
Dial M for Murder
The Court Jester
Leslie Sketchley
Planter (Uncredited)
Known for
Houdini
William Dieterle Director · John Lee Mahin Writer Robert Standish Author
Worldwide gross $3M · Budget $3M · United States release April 21, 1954
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Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 21, 1954
Theatrical
Austria
February 1, 1955 · Theatrical
Germany
November 4, 1954 · Theatrical
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