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Elephant Walk

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1954 | 103 min | Romance, Adventure, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics and adventure fans.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 43 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1954: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    60% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 30K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by William Dieterle

  • Elizabeth TaylorRuth Wiley
  • Peter FinchJohn Wiley
  • Dana AndrewsDick Carver
  • Abraham SofaerAppuhamy
  • Abner BibermanDr. Pereira
  • Noel DraytonPlanter Atkinson
  • Rosalind IvanMrs. Lakin
  • Barry BernardPlanter Strawson
  • Philip TongePlanter John Ralph
  • Edward AshleyPlanter Gordon Gregory