The Joker Is Wild
1957 film directed by Charles Vidor
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Summary
The Joker Is Wild is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (555 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Charles Vidor[3]
- Screenwriter: Oscar Saul[4], Art Cohn[5]
- Composer: Walter Scharf[6]
- Genre: drama film[7], biographical film[8]
- Cast member: Frank Sinatra[9], Mitzi Gaynor[10], Jeanne Crain[11], Eddie Albert[12], Jackie Coogan[13], Ted de Corsia[14], Billie Bird[15], Beverly Garland[16], Barry Kelley[17], Bing Crosby[18], Don Beddoe[19], Mary Treen[20]
- Producer: Charles Vidor[21]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[22]
- Director of photography: Daniel L. Fapp[23]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
- Soundtrack release: All the Way / Chicago[25]
- Distribution format: video on demand[26]
- Color: black-and-white[27]
- Country of origin: United States[28]
- Publication date: January 1, 1957[29]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[30], Netflix[31]
- Narrative location: Chicago[32]
- Main subject: alcoholism[33]
- Film editor: Everett Douglas[34]
- Title: The Joker Is Wild[35]
- After a work by: Art Cohn[36]
- Duration: 126 minutes[37]
- Costume designer: Edith Head[38]
- Production designer: Roland Anderson[39]
Why It Matters
The Joker Is Wild has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]