L'Arbre de vie
Raintree County
Malgré son attachement à Nell, son amie d'enfance, John Shawnessy, poète et professeur, épouse Susanna Drake, sans savoir qu'elle souffre de troubles mentaux. La guerre de Sécession éclate, John sert dans l'armée de l'Union tandis que Susanna franchit les lignes ennemies et retourne dans le Sud.
- Budget
- $5,474,000
- Recettes
- $9,080,000
- Statut
- Released
Elizabeth Taylor
— Susanna Drake Shawnessy
Montgomery Clift
— John Wickliff Shawnessy
Eva Marie Saint
— Nell Gaither
Nigel Patrick
— Prof. Jerusalem Webster Stiles
Lee Marvin
— Orville 'Flash' Perkins
Rod Taylor
— Garwood B. Jones
Agnes Moorehead
— Ellen Shawnessy
Walter Abel
— T.D. Shawnessy
Jarma Lewis
— Barbara Drake
Tom Drake
— Bobby Drake
Rhys Williams
— Ezra Gray
Russell Collins
— Niles Foster
DeForest Kelley
— Southern Officer
Eileen Stevens
— Miss Roman
Luana Lee
— Girl (uncredited)
Sue George
— Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Myrna Hansen
— Mrs. Lydia Gray (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
— Townsman (uncredited)
Ruth Attaway
— Parthenia (uncredited)
John Barton
— Townsman (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
— Jake - Bartender (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
— Spectator (uncredited)
George Boyce
— Party Guest (uncredited)
Henry Brock
— Minor Role (uncredited)
Don Burnett
— Tom Conway (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen
— Townsman (uncredited)
William Challee
— Spectator (uncredited)
Phil Chambers
— Starter (uncredited)
Robert Cole
— Party Guest (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
— Townsman (uncredited)