essentially a story of man versus nature and this film have beautiful cinematography and the lush jungle of ceylon and the presence of elizabeth taylor but the film really never get go . newlwed taylor be ignore and neglect by her husband and later be draw to the plantation foreman and play by dana andrew . the plantation be under the spell of owner peter finch late father whose ghost cast a pall over elephant walk that become a major point of contention between taylor and finch . the elephant be determine to reclaim their traditional path to water that be block when the mansion be build across their right of way . the beast go on a rampage and provide the best moment of action in the picture . taylor and andrew have some good moment a she struggle to remain a faithful wife in spite of he marital difficulty with finch .