Ah, Wilderness! (1976)
On the Fourth of July holiday in 1906, the Miller family prepares to celebrate in their New England home. Young Richard, 16, is a thoughtful and poetic youth in love with a neighbor girl, Muriel. When Richard's messages of poetry to Muriel upset her prudish father, Muriel is forbidden to see him and forced to write a letter saying she wishes no more to do with him. Richard, devastated, sets out to learn the evil ways of the world and put his broken heart behind him.
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Anthony PetrilloTommy
Geraldine FitzgeraldEssie MillerWilliam SwetlandNat MillerChristina WhitmoreMildred
Victor GarberArthurJoyce EbertLily MillerJohn BradenSid Davis
Richard BackusRichard MillerRalph DrischellDavid McComber
Linda HuntNoraSean P. GriffinBartenderSuzanne LedererBelleMovie DNA
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What is Ah, Wilderness! about?
On the Fourth of July holiday in 1906, the Miller family prepares to celebrate in their New England home. Young Richard, 16, is a thoughtful and poetic youth in love with a neighbor girl, Muriel. When Richard's messages of poetry to Muriel upset her prudish father, Muriel is forbidden to see him and forced to write a letter saying she wishes no more to do with him. Richard, devastated, sets out to learn the evil ways of the world and put his broken heart behind him.
How long is Ah, Wilderness!?
Ah, Wilderness! has a runtime of 117 minutes.