Wild in the Country

Wild in the Country
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPhilip Dunne
Screenplay byClifford Odets
Based onThe Lost Country
by J. R. Salamanca
Produced byJerry Wald
Starring
CinematographyWilliam C. Mellor
Edited byDorothy Spencer
Music byKenyon Hopkins
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,975,000[2]
Box office$2.5 million[3]

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.

  1. ^ "Wild in the Country – Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p253
  3. ^ "1961 Rentals and Potential". Variety. 10 Jan 1961. p. 58.