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The Wild and the Willing (1962)

The Wild and the Willing poster
Directed by
Ralph Thomas
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of university students navigate their relationships and ambitions in early 1960s Britain. The story follows their romantic entanglements and personal conflicts.

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What happens

The Wild and the Willing (also known as Young and Willing) is a 1962 British romantic drama film, directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Virginia Maskell, Paul Rogers, Ian McShane and Samantha Eggar. It is the film debuts of Ian McShane, John Hurt, and Samantha Eggar. It was written by Nicholas Phipps and Mordecai Richler based on the 1960 play The Tinker by Laurence Doble and Robert Sloman. It depicts a group of students at university. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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