
Sleepers(1996)
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.


“Here is Raw Truth… Nailed to the Screen!”
A district attorney investigates the racially charged case of three teenagers accused of the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy.

Burt Lancaster
Hank Bell

Dina Merrill
Karin Bell

Edward Andrews
R. Daniel Cole

Vivian Nathan
Mrs. Escalante

Shelley Winters
Mary diPace

Larry Gates
Randolph

Telly Savalas
Detective Lt. Gunderson

Pilar Seurat
Louisa Escalante

Jody Fair
Angela Rugiello

Roberta Shore
Jenny Bell
The Young Savages is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1961 exploring themes of juvenile delinquent. Directed by John Frankenheimer, it stars Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Edward Andrews. A district attorney investigates the racially charged case of three teenagers accused of the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy.
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