Wild Is the Wind (1957 film)

Wild is the Wind
Directed byGeorge Cukor
Written byArnold Schulman
Based onLa Lupa
by Giovanni Verga
Produced byHal B. Wallis
StarringAnna Magnani
Anthony Quinn
CinematographyCharles Lang
Edited byWarren Low
Music byDimitri Tiomkin
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 11, 1957 (1957-12-11)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.5 million[1]

Wild is the Wind is a 1957 American drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Franciosa. It tells the story of an American rancher who, after his wife dies, goes to Italy to marry her sister, but finds that she falls in love with his young ranch hand.

The screenplay was adapted by Arnold Schulman from the 1947 Italian film Fury, which was in turn loosely based on Giovanni Verga's novella La Lupa. The title song, "Wild Is the Wind", was performed by Johnny Mathis. The Italian title was 'Selvaggio è il vento', literal translation of the original English.

  1. ^ "Top Grossers of 1958". Variety. 7 January 1959. p. 48. Please note figures are for US and Canada only and are domestic rentals accruing to distributors as opposed to theatre gross