Wind Across the Everglades

Wind Across the Everglades
Directed byNicholas Ray
Written byBudd Schulberg
Produced byStuart Schulberg
StarringBurl Ives
Christopher Plummer
Gypsy Rose Lee
Chana Eden
Mackinlay Kantor
Emmett Kelly
CinematographyJoseph C. Brun
Edited byGeorges Klotz
Joseph Zigman
Music byPaul Sawtell
Bert Shefter
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • September 11, 1958 (1958-09-11)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Director Nicholas Ray (left) with actor Cory Osceola during filming of Wind Across the Everglades
Chana Eden and Emmett Kelly on set

Wind Across the Everglades is a 1958 American drama film directed by Nicholas Ray. Ray was fired from the film before production was finished, and several scenes were completed by screenwriter Budd Schulberg, who also supervised the editing. Chris Fujiwara wrote on Turner Classic Movies that the film is "an acid test for auteurists, one of those special films that, while ignored or despised for the most part, are cherished and fiercely defended by those who love great American directors."[1]

The film stars Burl Ives, features Christopher Plummer in his first lead role (and his second film role overall) and introduces Chana Eden, who plays the leading lady, and a young Peter Falk, who plays a minor role. Former stripper Gypsy Rose Lee and circus clown Emmett Kelly also are among those in an unusual cast.[2]

It was filmed on location in Everglades National Park in Technicolor.

  1. ^ Fujiwara, Chris. "Wind Across the Everglades". Nicholas Ray's 100th Birthday. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ^ Erickson, Glenn. "Wind Across the Everglades". Trailers From Hell. Retrieved 23 January 2018.