Wild in the Country
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For the song, see Wild in the Country (song). For other uses, see Wild in the Country (disambiguation).
Wild in the Country is a 1961 American musical-drama film directed by Philip Dunne and starring Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, and Millie Perkins. 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.
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Directed by | Philip Dunne |
Screenplay by | Clifford Odets |
Based on | The Lost Country by J. R. Salamanca |
Produced by | Jerry Wald |
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Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
Edited by | Dorothy Spencer |
Music by | Kenyon Hopkins |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2,975,000[2] |
Box office | $2.5 million[3] |
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