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The Young Lions

  • 19581958
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
8.1K
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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
7.2/10
8.1K
YOUR RATING
  • 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
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:42
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    Marlon Brando in The Young Lions (1958)
    Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, and May Britt in The Young Lions (1958)
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    Marlon Brando in The Young Lions (1958)
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    Marlon Brando and Parley Baer in The Young Lions (1958)
    Marlon Brando and May Britt in The Young Lions (1958)
    Marlon Brando and May Britt in The Young Lions (1958)
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    Marlon Brando
    Marlon Brando
    • Lt. Christian Diestlas Lt. Christian Diestl
    Montgomery Clift
    Montgomery Clift
    • Noah Ackermanas Noah Ackerman
    Dean Martin
    Dean Martin
    • Michael Whiteacreas Michael Whiteacre
    Hope Lange
    Hope Lange
    • Hope Plowmanas Hope Plowman
    Barbara Rush
    Barbara Rush
    • Margaret Freemantleas Margaret Freemantle
    May Britt
    May Britt
    • Gretchen Hardenbergas Gretchen Hardenberg
    Maximilian Schell
    Maximilian Schell
    • Capt. Hardenbergas Capt. Hardenberg
    Dora Doll
    Dora Doll
    • Simoneas Simone
    Lee Van Cleef
    Lee Van Cleef
    • 1st Sgt. Rickettas 1st Sgt. Rickett
    Liliane Montevecchi
    Liliane Montevecchi
    • Françoiseas Françoise
    Parley Baer
    Parley Baer
    • Sgt. Brandtas Sgt. Brandt
    Arthur Franz
    Arthur Franz
    • Lt. Greenas Lt. Green
    Hal Baylor
    Hal Baylor
    • Pvt. Burneckeras Pvt. Burnecker
    Richard Gardner
    • Pvt. Crowleyas Pvt. Crowley
    Herbert Rudley
    Herbert Rudley
    • Capt. Colcloughas Capt. Colclough
    John Alderson
    • Cpl. Krausas Cpl. Kraus
    • (uncredited)
    John Banner
    John Banner
    • German Town Mayoras German Town Mayor
    • (uncredited)
    Stephen Bekassy
    • German Majoras German Major
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward Dmytryk
    • Writers
      • Edward Anhalt(screenplay)
      • Irwin Shaw(novel)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    The destiny of three soldiers during World War II. The German officer Christian Diestl approves less and less of the war. Jewish-American Noah Ackerman deals with antisemitism at home and in the army while entertainer Michael Whiteacre transforms from playboy to hero. —Mattias Thuresson
    • prisoner of war
    • british army
    • u.s. army
    • german army
    • nazi soldier
    • 166 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • 20th CENTURY-FOX PRESENTS ALL THE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF the Young Lions (original print ad - mostly caps)
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Drama
      • War
    • Certificate
      • Approved
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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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

    Review
    Top review
    One of Brando's best performances in an excellent parallel-narratives picture which shows us the human side of war.
    The Young Lions sticks to its aim of showing us the human experience of war... Though it more often than not does this in a way which also filled the studio's quota of love scenes.

    For a war picture, in fact, there are more love scenes than war scenes! In the first hour, you'd think you were in the wrong movie!

    BRANDO FANS ALERT: This is one of his better performances, even one of his best i'd say.

    Be warned: the picture is sort of episodic, and bounces between the germans and the americans every twenty minutes, developing parallel narratives. It can seem fairly uneven, for that reason.

    How did Monty and Dean manage to be friends before the war and be drafted into the exact same platoon? Magic.

    8/10.
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    • Ben_Cheshire
    • Jul 18, 2004

    FAQ1

    • 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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