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The Young Lions

The Young Lions

Irwin Shaw's monumental best-seller

19586.82h 47m

Overview

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Written by Edward Anhalt, Irwin Shaw
Produced by Al Lichtman
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

world war iiblack and whitesoldieramerican1940s

About The Young Lions

The Young Lions is a war, drama, action film released in 1958 exploring themes of world war ii, black and white, soldier, american, 1940s. Directed by Edward Dmytryk, it stars Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin. The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

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