Yeah,it bears more than a distant resemblance to "Gone with the wind" .And short weight at that,cause its running time does not exceed 110 min.Even the characters recall the classic: there's the black slave ,a poor man's Scarlett,her old man ,her suitor (Van Heflin ,sort of Rhett Butler) .Melanie is represented by a sister played by Julie London whose part is so underwritten she has almost nothing to do (unless a brief romance with Clay counts).
I do like Susan Heyward and Van Heflin but directing is listless in the first part.The second part is much better and includes really worthwhile scenes: the battle in the swamp ,the old Hoab (Ward gave the best performance IMHO)shouting "this is my land" ,then aimlessly wandering among the fighters and finally cursing his unfortunate daughter.The ending looks like (one more time) the ending of the first part of GWTW when Scarlett finds her father senile from shock and a devastated property!So roll up your sleeves,the tap roots are still here.The last scene between Clay and Morna is also a good moment ,although their characters lack substance .And however ,the very subject of the movie was particularly interesting:people who want to stay neuter ,to live their life in peace (one must note ,however,that they did not disapprove of slavery).
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Band of angels ,Raoul Walsh
The Raintree County,Edward Dmytryk
Friendly persuasion,William Wyler
I do like Susan Heyward and Van Heflin but directing is listless in the first part.The second part is much better and includes really worthwhile scenes: the battle in the swamp ,the old Hoab (Ward gave the best performance IMHO)shouting "this is my land" ,then aimlessly wandering among the fighters and finally cursing his unfortunate daughter.The ending looks like (one more time) the ending of the first part of GWTW when Scarlett finds her father senile from shock and a devastated property!So roll up your sleeves,the tap roots are still here.The last scene between Clay and Morna is also a good moment ,although their characters lack substance .And however ,the very subject of the movie was particularly interesting:people who want to stay neuter ,to live their life in peace (one must note ,however,that they did not disapprove of slavery).
Like this?try these......
Band of angels ,Raoul Walsh
The Raintree County,Edward Dmytryk
Friendly persuasion,William Wyler