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The Young Lions

  • 19581958
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  • 2h 47m
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Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and Dean Martin in The Young Lions (1958)
The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
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The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
8.2K
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POPULARITY
12,192
1,828
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    • Director
      • Edward Dmytryk
    • Writers
      • Edward Anhalt(screenplay)
      • Irwin Shaw(novel)
    • Stars
      • Marlon Brando
      • Montgomery Clift
      • Dean Martin
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Edward Dmytryk
    • Writers
      • Edward Anhalt(screenplay)
      • Irwin Shaw(novel)
    • Stars
      • Marlon Brando
      • Montgomery Clift
      • Dean Martin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 81User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

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    Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, and May Britt in The Young Lions (1958)
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    Marlon Brando and Parley Baer in The Young Lions (1958)
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    Marlon Brando and Maximilian Schell in The Young Lions (1958)

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    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
    Dora Doll
    Dora Doll
    • Simone
    Lee Van Cleef
    Lee Van Cleef
    • 1st Sgt. Rickett
    Liliane Montevecchi
    Liliane Montevecchi
    • Françoise
    Parley Baer
    Parley Baer
    • Sgt. Brandt
    Arthur Franz
    Arthur Franz
    • Lt. Green
    Hal Baylor
    Hal Baylor
    • Pvt. Burnecker
    Richard Gardner
    • Pvt. Crowley
    Herbert Rudley
    Herbert Rudley
    • Capt. Colclough
    John Alderson
    • Cpl. Kraus
    • (uncredited)
    John Banner
    John Banner
    • German Town Mayor
    • (uncredited)
    Stephen Bekassy
    • German Major
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward Dmytryk
    • Writers
      • Edward Anhalt(screenplay)
      • Irwin Shaw(novel)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Montgomery Clift was widely felt to look too old and too unhealthy to be an A1 soldier.
    • Goofs
      Early in the movie, Marlon Brando's character is riding in some sort of staff car. The car is right-hand drive; the Germans did not use right-hand drive. However, the staff car is a French-made Laffly V15T, which is, indeed, right-hand drive and was used by the French Army in WWII. The vehicle was probably captured from the French Army.
    • Quotes

      Capt. Hardenberg: The German army is invincible because it is an army that obeys orders. Any order. No matter how distasteful. It has no sentimentalists, no moralists, no individualists. You will have no future in it if you don't understand that. You may have no future at all if you oppose it. I trouble to tell you this because you have a fine record. You will be a creative soldier, once you get all this "thinking" knocked out of you.

    • Connections
      Featured in V.I.P.-Schaukel: Episode #8.2 (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      The Blue Danube
      (uncredited)

      Music by Johann Strauss

      Heard at the party in Bavaria

    User reviews81

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    8/10
    Young men thrown into a terrible conflict
    An interesting vision of young men in war. The idealist, the shy and the playboy get to war. All will be changed by the horror of the conflict, not only with enemy troops, but within their ranks.

    Lt. Christian Diestl's (Marlon Brando) sense of honor and gentle behavior clashes with the cruel, senseless attitude of his superior, Capt. Hardenberg, realistically played by Maximilian Schell.

    Private Ackerman (Montgomery Clift) a shy unassuming Jewish boy becomes a courageous soldier, opposing both enemy soldiers and the bigotry of their comrades.

    Private Withacre, a playboy who tries to avoid duty (Dean Martin), finally ends up resigning a safe post to join the fighting in Normandy, and becoming a soldier.

    The usual Black and White shooting enhances the cruelty of WWII. If you find it, don't miss this performance by great actors.
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    • Sep 6, 2006

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    • In front of which building are Capt. Hardenberg and Lt. Diestl posing?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 2, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Die jungen Löwen
    • Filming locations
      • Natzweiler-Struthof Concentration Camp, Natzwiller, Bas-Rhin, France
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,550,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • 4-Track Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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