The Young One (1960)

Director:

Luis Buñuel

Writers (WGA):

Peter Matthiessen (story)
Hugo Butler (screenplay) (originally as H.B. Addis) ...

Release Date:

18 January 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

An jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

Plot Keywords:

Island | African American | Civil Rights | Falsely Accused Of Rape | Farmer

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Zachary Scott	...	Miller
Bernie Hamilton	...	Traver
Key Meersman	...	Evalyn
Crahan Denton	...	Jackson
Claudio Brook	...	Rev. Fleetwood

Also Known As:

Island of Shame (UK)
Joven, La (Mexico)
White Trash (USA)

Runtime:

Mexico:95 min | USA:96 min

Country:

Mexico | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Company:

Producciones Olmeca

One of Luis Buñuel's few English language films

This film is available for sale on Half.com "A black New Orleans jazz musician flees to a remote coastal island in order to escape the wrath of a lynch mob. While hiding out on the island, he befriends a young white girl, much to the distrust of the island's sheriff, who is secretly involved with the girl. Once a search party from the mainland arrives to escort the musician back, the delicate veneer of trust which existed between the musician and the sheriff is shattered, and the sheriff must confront the truths about his crime, and more importantly, his own depraved nature." (from the posting of half.com) This film is in black and white.