Wild in the Country (1961)

Directed by

Philip Dunne

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man from a troubled family tries to become a writer. He gets involved with several women who influence his life and his work.

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What happens

Wild in the Country is a 1961 American musical-drama film directed by Philip Dunne and starring Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins, Rafer Johnson and John Ireland. Based on the 1958 novel The Lost Country by J. R. Salamanca, the screenplay concerns a troubled young man from a dysfunctional family who pursues a literary career. The screenplay was written by playwright Clifford Odets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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