The Young Lions
1958 · Movie · Approved · 167 min · ★ 6.8 · 76% critics
The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
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Details
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1958-04-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 167 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (147 votes)
Themes
- world war ii
- black and white
- soldier
- american
- 1940s
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · 1959 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1959 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1959 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Film Promoting International Understanding · 1959 · nominated
Cast & crew
Marlon Brando
as Lt. Christian Diestl
Montgomery Clift
as Noah Ackerman
Dean Martin
as Michael Whiteacre
Hope Lange
as Hope Plowman
Barbara Rush
as Margaret Freemantle
May Britt
as Gretchen Hardenberg
Maximilian Schell
as Capt. Hardenberg
Dora Doll
as Simone
Lee Van Cleef
as 1st Sgt. Rickett
Liliane Montevecchi
as Françoise
Directed by Edward Dmytryk