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The Young Lions

The Young Lions

War · Drama · 1958

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

Movie details

The Young Lions

“Irwin Shaw's monumental best-seller”

1958 War · Drama 2h 47m

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TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

CriticWise case file

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Young Lions?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Edward Dmytryk

Written by

Edward Anhalt

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Lt. Christian Diestl

Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

Noah Ackerman

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Michael Whiteacre

Hope Lange

Hope Lange

Hope Plowman

Barbara Rush

Barbara Rush

Margaret Freemantle

May Britt

May Britt

Gretchen Hardenberg

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Capt. Hardenberg

Court is in session

Put The Young Lions on trial.

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.