Escaping from a miserable marriage, John Wickliff, an abolitionist that falls for a beautiful belle, Susanna Drek and married her. Things come to challenge him after marriage, when he discovers her horrible past. So, he flees during the Civil War.
Picture lacks highlight material; even the war scenes don't quite have the necessary impact and the relationship between Taylor and Clift could have been charged up more.
The acting of Liz Taylor and Monty Clift is not bad, but MGM's effort to recreate another successful Civil war melodrama in the mold of Gone With the Wind is disppointing for many different reaons.
