Wild One, The [DVD] [Region 2] (English audio. English subtitles)

Brilliant movie. One of Marlon Brando's best! The movie is in English.

great film of its time , Brando brilliant as usual

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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.

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.

A motorcycle gang takes over a small town. One of Marlon Brando's best roles as the sympathetic gang leader in a classic drama that perhaps is a bit dated but is still a must watch film seeing the motorcycle gang run rings around a small town with the hopelessly outnumbered town sheriff unable to fight back and also featuring Lee Marvin as the leader of a rival gang. The picture and sound on the bluray is superb.