
The Wild One (2023)
6 votes on TMDBReleased May 10, 2023Runtime 1h 35mDirector Tessa Louise-Salomé
In the work of Jack Garfein - Holocaust survivor, theater and film director, key figure in the formation of the Actors Studio - past and and present freely intermingled to contribute to memorable stage productions and in two films, many which were ahead of their time in tackling such issues as homosexuality, race and violence. Powered by his vivid recollections and augmented with readings by Willem Dafoe, The Wild One traces Garfein’s life: his Czechoslovakian youth, his family’s fleeing the Nazis, surviving in Auschwitz and other camps, his 1946 arrival at 16 in New York and coming under the wing of Lee Strasberg, Hollywood, his marriage to actress Carroll Baker.
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Cast of The Wild One

Willem Dafoe
Narrator (voice)
Peter Bogdanovich
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Blanche Baker
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Irène Jacob
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Bobby Soto
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Geoffrey Horne
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Who stars in The Wild One?
The Wild One stars Willem Dafoe, Jack Garfein, Peter Bogdanovich, Blanche Baker, Irène Jacob.
Who directed The Wild One?
The Wild One was directed by Tessa Louise-Salomé.
How long is The Wild One?
The Wild One has a runtime of 1h 35m.
What is The Wild One about?
In the work of Jack Garfein - Holocaust survivor, theater and film director, key figure in the formation of the Actors Studio - past and and present freely intermingled to contribute to memorable stage productions and in two films, many which were ahead of their time in tackling such issues as homosexuality, race and violence. Powered by his vivid recollections and augmented with readings by Willem Dafoe, The Wild One traces Garfein’s life: his Czechoslovakian youth, his family’s fleeing the Nazis, surviving in Auschwitz and other camps, his 1946 arrival at 16 in New York and coming under the wing of Lee Strasberg, Hollywood, his marriage to actress Carroll Baker.
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