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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.
Today Wild in the Country serves as a neglected monument to the actor Elvis Presley dreamed of being, and to the real possibility that his dream could have come true. — Alan Hanson | © 2020
Elvis Presley, Nancy Sharpe, Alan Fortas (standing) with Joe Esposito (foreground). Both women, who were teenagers at the time, met Elvis in 1961 when he, Tuesday Weld and others were filming 'Wild in the Country' in St. Helena.
Wild in the Country: Directed by Philip Dunne. With Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins. A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.
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- Drama, Musical
- Philip Dunne
- 1961-06-15
Feb 21, 2017 · Wild in the Country allowed Presley to display a vast range of emotions as an actor. One scene shows Elvis’ character acting drunk as he shows up at Mrs. Sperry’s house yelling outside her window.
As Glenn Tyler in Wild in the Country, Elvis Presley took on the most challenging dramatic role of his film career. Only during a couple of short musical scenes was Elvis able to take a break from his role’s histrionic demands.
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Jan 5, 2023 · 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.
