Top billed cast

1. 

   Natalie Wood

   Alva Starr

2. 

   Robert Redford

   Owen Legate

3. 

   Charles Bronson

   J.J. Nichols

4. 

   Kate Reid

   Hazel Starr

5. 

   Mary Badham

   Willie Starr

6. 

   Alan Baxter

   Knopke

7. 

   Robert Blake

   Sidney

8. 

   Dabney Coleman

   Salesman

9. 

   John Harding

   Johnson

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2026-05-05

**_Melodramatic Southern Gothic with Robert Redford and Natalie Wood_**

This is the film that ended Tennessee Williams’ reign at the box office with six hits or semi-hits from 1951-1964. Of course, this isn’t purely a Tennessee Williams movie since Francis Ford Coppola and a couple of other scriptwriters expanded his sad story with added characters and a romance.

The events take place in 1932-1933 and The Depression milieu is great. You can feel the humidity with the social dynamics being almost surreal and Charles Bronson, Robert Blake and Dabney Coleman showing up in peripheral par...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$4,620,000.00

Revenue
$2,600,000.00

Keywords

• mississippi river
• revenge
• railroad