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The Young and the Damned (1950)
Los olvidados (original title)

85 min  -  Crime | Drama   -  24 March 1952 (USA)
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A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, and the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others... See full summary »

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Luis Buñuel
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Cast

Cast overview:
Estela Inda Estela Inda ...
La madre de Pedro
Miguel Inclán Miguel Inclán ...
Don Carmelo, el ciego
Alfonso Mejía Alfonso Mejía ...
Pedro
Roberto Cobo Roberto Cobo ...
El Jaibo
Alma Delia Fuentes Alma Delia Fuentes ...
Meche
Francisco Jambrina Francisco Jambrina ...
El director de la escuela granja
Jesús Navarro Jesús Navarro ...
El padre de Julián (as Jesús García Navarro)
Efraín Arauz Efraín Arauz ...
Cacarizo
Sergio Villarreal Sergio Villarreal
Jorge Pérez Jorge Pérez ...
Pelon
Javier Amézcua Javier Amézcua ...
Julián
Mário Ramírez Mário Ramírez ...
Ojitos
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Storyline

A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, and the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others... Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Mexico | Delinquent | Slum | Mexico City | Mother Son Relationship  | See more »

Taglines:

A Motion Picture Masterpiece From Mexico

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

De vergetenen See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ultramar Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Recently a ninth roll off the movie was found after decades of thinking that the movie only had eight. The ninth roll includes an alternative "happy" ending, and is included in a new DVD released in Mexico with a book about the movie. See more »

Quotes

Don Carmelo, el ciego: I hope they'll kill every one of them before they born!
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Connections

Referenced in Herod's Law (1999) See more »