Production
Raintree County was shot at various locations, including Dunleith, an antebellum mansion, Windsor Ruins, in Lorman, Mississippi, Reelfoot Lake in northwest Tennessee near the Kentucky border, and two locations in Kentucky, one of which was at the Liberty Hall Historic Site on Wilkinson Street in Frankfort and the other in and around Danville.
The movie was a passion project for Dore Schary who was head of production at MGM at the time. Rod Taylor actively campaigned for his role in the film.
During filming, Montgomery Clift was injured in a serious automobile accident that almost killed him. After several weeks of recovery and surgery, he returned to finish the film, though injuries to face are evident in a number of scenes throughout the film. The most obvious distinction is the left side of his face being partially paralysed.
At the time, the film was the most expensive US-based film in MGM's history. Though a success at the box office, it did not recoup its cost.
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