The Savage ( English Wild in the Country ) - a feature film - a 1961 drama with the participation of Elvis Presley , Tuesday Weld and Hope Lang . The film's director is Philip Dunn .
| Savage | |
|---|---|
| Wild in the Country | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Philip dunn |
| Producer | Peter Nelson Jerry wold |
| Author script | D. Salamanca, ( plot ) Clifford Odets |
| In the main cast | Elvis Presley Hope Lang Tusday Weld |
| Operator | William S. Mellor |
| Composer | Kenyon Hopkins |
| Film company | " 20th Century Fox " |
| Duration | 114 min. |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 1961 |
| Previous movie | |
| IMDb | |
The slogan of the film: “Elvis Presley sings about the love of Hope Lang, Tusday Weld and Milly Perkin” ( eng. ELVIS PRESLEY ).
Content
Story
The film begins with a fight of Glenn Tyler ( Elvis Presley ) with his drunken brother, as a result of which the latter takes serious physical damage. Glenn is convicted, but the court frees him. Glenn moved to a small city to his uncle. Irene Sperry ( Hope Lang ) becomes his psychological adviser by court order. Known as a young man with an indomitable temper, Glenn is falsely suspected of misconduct. Only when the court recognizes Glenn as innocent will he go to the city for admission to the institute and begin his writing career.
If the action develops long and relatively calmly until the middle of the film, by the end the plot quickly turns into a dramatic climax, leading the viewer to tension , because it is difficult to predict how it will end. [one]
Cast
- Elvis Presley - Glenn Tyler
- Hope Lang - Irene Sperry
- Tuesday Weld - Mrs. Nuren Martin
- Milli Perkins - Betty Lee Persons
- Rafer Johnson - Davis
- John Ireland - Phil Macy
- Gary Lockwood - Cliff Macy
- William Mims - Uncle Ralph Braxton
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the film was completed in November 1960 . The soundtrack was recorded at Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood , California . The soundtrack includes 4 songs with the exception of the songs "Lonely Man" and "Forget Me Never". The title track with the same name of the film Wild in the Country was released as a single in May 1961 (the other side of the single is “ I Feel So Bad ”). "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell" was included in the 1961 album - Something for Everybody . The songs “Forget Me Never” and “In My Way” were included in the 1965 collection of music - Elvis for Everyone . The song "Husky Dusky Day", performed with a duet with remained unreleased until the 1990s .
Song List
- "Wild in the County" ( George Weiss , Hugo Peretti , Luigi Kreitor )
- "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell" ( Ben Weisman , Fred Wise )
- "In My Way" ( Ben Weisman , Fred Wise )
- “Husky Dusky Day” (duet with Hope Lang )
Composition
- Elvis Presley - vocals
- The Jordanaires - backing vocals
- Scott Moore , Tiny Timbrell - Guitar
- Mayer Rubin - bass guitar
- Dudley Brooks - piano
- Bernie Mattison - drums
Prime Dates
Dates are in accordance with the data kinopoisk.ru .
- United States - June 15, 1961
- Germany - September 1, 1961
- Austria - September 1961
- Finland - September 15, 1961
- Sweden - October 9, 1961
- Denmark - April 23, 1962
Notes
- Wild Wild in the Country / Lonely Man ( 1960 ) . ozon.ru. The appeal date is May 7, 2002. (Rus.)
See also
- Filmography of Elvis Presley
- Discography of Elvis Presley
Links
- Wild in the Country (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database
- "Wild in the Country" on the site " allmovie "
Movie Reviews
- Review of the film on the site elvispresley.com.au . (eng.)
- Review of Raina Krecknell on the Apollo Movie Guide . (eng.)
DVD Reviews
- Review of Kim Morgan on The DVD Journal website. (eng.)