Wind Across the Everglades
Seen it?1958 | 94 min | Adventure, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy 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 adventure fans. If you loved True Grit or Watership Down, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1958: an older pace and style.
Set in the early 20th century, the film follows a game warden who arrives in Florida to enforce conservation laws. He soon finds himself pitted against Cottonmouth, the leader of a fierce group of bird poachers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- 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 16K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nicholas Ray
- Burl IvesCottonmouth
- Christopher PlummerWalt Murdock
- Chana EdenNaomi
- Gypsy Rose LeeMrs. Bradford
- Tony GalentoBeef
- Sammy RenickLoser
- Pat HenningSawdust
- Peter FalkWriter
- Cory OsceolaBilly One-Arm
- Emmett KellyBigamy Bob