The Wild One

1953 outlaw biker film directed by László Benedek
Movie film Q1138349
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Summary

The Wild One is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,933 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: László Benedek[3]
  • Screenwriter: John Paxton[4], Ben Maddow[5]
  • Composer: Leith Stevens[6]
  • Genre: teen film[7], drama film[8]
  • Cast member: Marlon Brando[9], Mary Murphy[10], Lee Marvin[11], Robert Keith[12], Jay C. Flippen[13], Will Wright[14], Hugh Sanders[15], Jerry Paris[16], Ray Teal[17], Robert Osterloh[18], Timothy Carey[19], John Brown[20], Sam Gilman[21]
  • Producer: Stanley Kramer[22]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[23]
  • Director of photography: Hal Mohr[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Commons category: The Wild One[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 7.1/10[28], 75%[29]
  • Color: black-and-white[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1953[32]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[33], Netflix[34]
  • Narrative location: California[35]
  • Film editor: Al Clark[36]
  • Title: The Wild One[37], 乱暴者[38]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[39]
  • Name in kana: あばれもの[40]
  • Different from: The Wild One[41]
  • Duration: 79[42]
  • BBFC rating: Rejected[43]
  • RARS rating: 12+[44]

Why It Matters

The Wild One has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Useless Niamh · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbfc rating → Rejected
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Bbfc rating: Rejected"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 47677
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 47677, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  3. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 25248
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 29318, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264619|batch #264619]]"
  4. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → the-wild-one
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: the-wild-one, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295964014|THE WILD ONE (#295964014)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema rit"
  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → John Paxton, Ben Maddow
    Duration → {'amount': '+79'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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