The Wild and the Willing

The Wild and the Willing
Directed byRalph Thomas
Written byNicholas Phipps
Mordecai Richler
Based onplay "The Tinker" by Laurence Doble and Robert Sloman
Produced byBetty E. Box
executive
Earl St. John
StarringVirginia Maskell
Paul Rogers
Ian McShane
Samantha Eggar
John Hurt
CinematographyErnest Steward
Edited byAlfred Roome
Music byNorrie Paramor
Production
companies
Betty E. Box-Ralph Thomas Productions
Rank Organisation
Distributed byJ. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • 16 October 1962 (1962-10-16) (London)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Wild and the Willing (also known as Young and Willing) is a 1962 British romantic drama film, directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Virginia Maskell, Paul Rogers, Ian McShane and Samantha Eggar. It is the film debuts of Ian McShane, John Hurt, and Samantha Eggar. It was written by Nicholas Phipps and Mordecai Richler based on the 1960 play The Tinker by Laurence Doble and Robert Sloman.

It depicts a group of students at university.