Walk on the Wild Side (1962)

Walk on the Wild Side (1962) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$23.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
114 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Special Edition
Black & White
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1962 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Edward Dmytryk

Written By:
Nelson Algren
John Fante

Actors:
Laurence Harvey ..... Dove Linkhorn
Capucine ..... Hallie Gerard
Jane Fonda ..... Kitty Twist
Anne Baxter ..... Teresina Vidaverri
Barbara Stanwyck ..... Jo Courtney
Joanna Moore ..... Miss Precious
Richard Rust ..... Oliver
Karl Swenson ..... Schmidt
Don 'Red' Barry ..... Dockery (as Donald Barry)
Juanita Moore ..... Mama
John Anderson ..... Preacher
Ken Lynch ..... Frank Bonito
Todd Armstrong ..... Lt. Omar Stroud (as Todd Anderson)
Sherry O'Neil ..... Reba
John Bryant ..... Spence

Synopsis:

This moody and controversial drama takes place in Depression-era New Orleans. Dove (Laurence Harvey) has traveled by bus from Texas to find his wayward lover Hallie (Capucine). He meets young Kitty Twist (Jane Fonda) as the two get off in the crescent city. Teresina (Anne Baxter) gives him a job at her small cafe. In his free time, Dove searches for Hallie and finds her at work as a prostitute in the Doll's House. Dove implores Hallie to return to him but she refuses. When the lecherous lesbian madame Jo (Barbara Stanwyck) discovers Dove's intentions towards Hallie, she has him beaten to a bloody pulp by her hired goons. He is found by Kitty, now a happy hooker at the Doll House, and is taken back to the cafe where the compassionate Teresina heals his physical and emotional wounds. The film taken from the novel by Nelson Algren is much tamer than the original text. The title track, sung by Brook Benton, was nominated for an Academy Award. The "black-cat stalking" opening and closing sequences (by designer Saul Bass) is a perfect little "film-within-a-film." This footage, with its superb lighting, framing, panning, and editing, should be appreciated by anyone who wants to know more about the art of cinematography.

At the Doll House, a 1930's New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction both for clients and for Jo, the madame. Her comfortable if tedious life is disrupted by the arrival in town of Dove Linkhorn, her true love of three years before who is now searching for her. When Linkhorn learns the truth of her profession he triggers a chain of events involving a number of people, including the young Kitty with whom he travelled from Texas and who is now the Doll House newest recruit.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 17 November, 2024.