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      The Wild One

      Released Dec 30, 1953 1h 19m Drama List
      75% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 71% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Johnny (Marlon Brando) and his motorcycle gang roll into Carbonville for a biker competition and raise enough hell to get kicked out of town. They repair to nearby Wrightsville and continue their reign of terror. The local sheriff (Robert Keith) is helpless to stop them, but when a rival gang arrives, he manages to arrest their leader, Chino (Lee Marvin). Meanwhile, Johnny finds himself attracted to the sheriff's daughter, Kathie (Mary Murphy), and decides to stick around. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      Gavin Lambert Sight & Sound In [director] Laslo Benedek the American cinema has an unusual talent, with a solidity and a spirit of humane inquiry which gives this film, in its faults as well as its virtues, a genuine and independent quality. Mar 17, 2020 Full Review Milton Luban Hollywood Reporter Marlon Brando turns in a tremendously powerful performance as the inarticulate, frozen-faced, truculent outlaw who heads the gang of motorcycle hoodlums. Jan 25, 2018 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Legions of Brando impersonators have turned his performance in this seminal 1954 motorcycle movie into self-parody, but it's still a sleazy good time. Nov 7, 2007 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia Aside from Brando's presence as the rebel with a cause, I find the way it interrogates motorcycle gangs and juvenile delinquency quite bland. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 5/10 Oct 27, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The Wild One's status as a cultural marker remains undeniable. Rated: 3/4 Feb 23, 2022 Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine A violent, frightening and quite distasteful melodrama about a gang of hoodlum cyclists (led by Marlon Brando) who terrorize a sleepy town. Some of the acting is excellent. Nov 5, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Alejandro E One of the films that started the trend of the young rebel against authority and the system, with an incipient Marlon Brando, in one of his signature roles. Absorbing throughout its 81 minutes, which are unfortunately little for something so good. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/31/24 Full Review Blobbo X Solid production all around plus good acting from Brando, Lee Marvin, Mary Murphy and the rest. Nice to see Mr Kimball there in the gang, too. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/11/24 Full Review Rami A This may not be Brando's best film, but it certainly is entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/05/24 Full Review erroll f The difinitive biker movie that paved the way for much wilder biker films .Brando of course chews up the scenery with his inimitable method and accent. Lee Marvin,in an early role, rides into town with his Beetles gang (Lennon/McCartney see the movie?) and Brando flattens him. With a pretty thin script,this Brando star vehicle is paced well to hold most viewers interest. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review Juan R A movie without any substance. Ridiculous characters, lousy script and mediocre acting. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/02/23 Full Review Renato d I have just seen Marlon Brando in this film and loved it!!!! Cool!!!! He was great in leather jacket. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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      Synopsis Johnny (Marlon Brando) and his motorcycle gang roll into Carbonville for a biker competition and raise enough hell to get kicked out of town. They repair to nearby Wrightsville and continue their reign of terror. The local sheriff (Robert Keith) is helpless to stop them, but when a rival gang arrives, he manages to arrest their leader, Chino (Lee Marvin). Meanwhile, Johnny finds himself attracted to the sheriff's daughter, Kathie (Mary Murphy), and decides to stick around.
      Director
      Laslo Benedek
      Producer
      Stanley Kramer
      Screenwriter
      John Paxton
      Distributor
      Columbia Pictures
      Production Co
      Columbia Pictures
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 30, 1953, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 16, 2012
      Runtime
      1h 19m
      Sound Mix
      Mono
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