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The Wild One [VHS] [1954]
 
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The Wild One [VHS] [1954]

VHS ~ Marlon Brando
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  • Actors: Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Robert Keith, Lee Marvin
  • Directors: Laslo Benedek
  • Format: Black & White, Digital Sound, HiFi Sound, PAL
  • Language English
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 4 Front Video
  • VHS Release Date: 1 Jul 2002
  • Run Time: 76 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000571ZK
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,598 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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The Wild One is the original motorcycle film, starring Marlon Brando as the brooding leader of a biker gang that invades a small town. The film always looked like one of those synthetic Hollywood ideas of subculture life in the 1950s, which means it looks even more artificial today. But it is an actor's piece more than anything, and toward that end Brando's performance really is an important one in the context of his revolutionary reinvention of film acting during that decade. The film was directed by Lásló Benedek (Namu, the Killer Whale) and produced by the socially conscious Stanley Kramer. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com


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In one of his most famous roles, Brando stars as the head of a small motorcycle gang which terrorises a small town. He gets his first big chance at a normal life when he falls in love with a young local woman, but a psychotic rival to his position as leader threatens everything.
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4.0 out of 5 stars BRANDO IS THE WILD ONE., 12 Aug 2001
By Vikdaddy (Nottingham, England.) - See all my reviews
The film that preceded imitations such as 'Rebel Without A Cause' (even down to James Dean's outfit), 'The Wild One' showcases Brando's method acting to a tee. Here he plays Johnny, a young biker who travels from town to town with his gang 'The Black Rebels', causing mayhem and destruction in its path. He encounters a gleefully over-the-top Lee Marvin as Chino, the opposing leader of another gang. The ensuing encounter between the two groups of youths causes havoc for the small town in a California suburb. The film's storyline is not brilliant. It, you could say, has dated. The acts of vandalism and mistreatment of the other characters seems petty and humourous now, but it is Brando's performance as the young delinquent with a tough exterior but soft underbelly, oozing machismo and sex-appeal, that makes this movie stand the test of time. Not Brando's best film, but a film to remember him by.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Lee Marvin Puts His Career In Gear, 24 Mar 2003
By Peter Kenney (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews
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The plot of THE WILD ONE gets its inspiration from a true episode involving a gang of cyclists who terrorize a town in California. The story seems so dated that it is laughable but the movie still remains a classic for its time and genre.

The film is most memorable for its glimpses of the early work in cinema of both Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin. Brando plays the leader of the gang in question. Marvin appears later in the role of the head of a rival gang. Marvin's performance reminds me of Jack Palance's part in SHANE which was also released in 1953. These roles are similar in terms of the impact each had on the careers of the two actors.

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