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The Good Die Young

The Good Die Young

Two deadly weapons. Burning lips! ... Hot lead! ...

19546.31h 40m

Overview

An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.

Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Written by Vernon Harris, Lewis Gilbert, Richard Macaulay
Produced by John Woolf
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Top Cast

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Miles 'Rave' Ravenscourt

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Joe Halsey

Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Mary Halsey

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Denise Blaine

John Ireland

John Ireland

Eddie Blaine

Rène Ray

Rène Ray

Angela Morgan

Stanley Baker

Stanley Baker

Mike Morgan

Margaret Leighton

Margaret Leighton

Eve Ravenscourt

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

Sir Francis Ravenscourt

Freda Jackson

Freda Jackson

Mrs. Freeman

Themes & Keywords

film noirbritish noir

About The Good Die Young

The Good Die Young is a thriller, crime film released in 1954 exploring themes of film noir, british noir. Directed by Lewis Gilbert, it stars Laurence Harvey, Richard Basehart, Joan Collins. An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.

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