The Wild One

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The Wild One is a 1953 American film that helped define the outlaw biker genre and cemented Marlon Brando’s image as a rebellious cultural icon.

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The Wild One canonical 3
The Wild One (1953 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
drama film
film
outlaw biker film
aspectRatio 1.37:1
basedOn Frank Rooney
The Cyclists’ Raid
blackAndWhite true
certificate banned in the United Kingdom until 1968
characterPortrayedBy Johnny Strabler – Marlon Brando
cinematography Hal Mohr
colorProcess black-and-white
costumeElement black leather motorcycle jacket worn by Marlon Brando
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director László Benedek
distributedIn United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Al Clark
era classic Hollywood cinema
famousLine What are you rebelling against? – Whaddaya got?
filmFormat 35 mm
genre biker film
crime
drama
hasTheme conformity versus individualism
youth rebellion
inspiredBy 1947 Hollister motorcycle rally
leadActress Mary Murphy
mainCharacter Johnny Strabler
musicBy Leigh Harline
notableFor cementing Marlon Brando’s image as a rebellious cultural icon
helping define the outlaw biker film genre
originalLanguage English
portraysSubculture motorcycle gangs
producer Stanley Kramer
productionCompany Stanley Kramer Productions
releaseDate 1953-12-30
releaseYear 1953
runtimeMinutes 79
screenwriter John Paxton
setInPeriod 1950s
setting small California town
starring Lee Marvin
Marlon Brando
Mary Murphy
Robert Keith

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Marlon Brando notableWork The Wild One
Hal Mohr notableWork The Wild One
this entity surface form: The Wild One (1953 film)
Stanley Kramer notableWork The Wild One
John Paxton notableWork The Wild One