Something Wild (1961)
Nadat de New Yorkse tiener Mary Ann Robinson in een park wordt verkracht, probeert ze te verbergen en te verdringen wat er is gebeurd. Getraumatiseerd kan ze haar leven niet meer voortzetten, dus stopt ze met school, huurt een appartement en zoekt een slechtbetaalde baan, om zich te isoleren van de wereld om haar heen. Wanneer ze eindelijk probeert van de Manhattan Bridge te springen, wordt ze tegengehouden door monteur Mike, die haar meeneemt. Maar Mike is geen stralende redder in nood; hij is obsessief op zoek naar iemand "voor zichzelf" – en dus houdt hij het meisje maandenlang gevangen in zijn appartement...
Regiseur:
Jack Garfein
Schrijvers:
Jack Garfein, Alex Karmel.
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Carroll Baker as Mary Ann Robinson |
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Ralph Meeker as Mike |
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Mildred Dunnock as Mrs. Gates |
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Jean Stapleton as Shirley Johnson |
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Martin Kosleck as Landlord |
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Charles Watts as Warren Gates |
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Clifton James as Detective Bogart |
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George L. Smith as Store Manager |
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Doris Roberts as Mary Ann's Co-Worker |
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Ken Chapin as Policeman |
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Anita Cooper as Girl in 5 & 10 |
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Ginny Baker as Shopgirl |
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Tanya Lopert as Shopgirl |
| Production | Steve Bono | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Jim Di Gangi | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Jim Di Gangi | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Angelo Laiacona | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jack Fitzstephens | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Jim Shields | Sound |
| Camera | Lawrence Barr | Grip |
| Lighting | David Golden | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Florence Foy | Wardrobe Designer |
| Editing | Hugh A. Robertson | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Aaron Copland | Conductor |
| Crew | Mickey Adley | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Warren Lyons | Production Assistant |
| Production | Robert Rosenblum | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Jack Garfein | Director |
| Writing | Jack Garfein | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alex Karmel | Screenplay |
| Production | George Justin | Producer |
| Camera | Eugen Schüfftan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Carl Lerner | Editor |
| Sound | Aaron Copland | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Alex Karmel | Novel |
| Production | Allan Dennis | Casting |
| Art | Albert Brenner | Art Direction |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack Wright Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank L. Thompson | Costume Design |
| Directing | Betty Todd | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Saul Bass | Title Designer |
| Camera | Albert Taffet | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Herman Buchman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Roche | Hairstylist |