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The Young Lions ()

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The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
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Lt. Christian Diestl
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Noah Ackerman
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Michael Whiteacre
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Hope Plowman
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Margaret Freemantle
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Gretchen Hardenberg
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Capt. Hardenberg
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Simone
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1st Sgt. Rickett
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Françoise
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Sgt. Brandt
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Lt. Green
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Pvt. Burnecker
Richard Gardner ...
Pvt. Crowley
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Capt. Colclough
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John Alderson ...
Cpl. Kraus (uncredited)
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German Town Mayor (uncredited)
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German Major (uncredited)
Dagmar Biener ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Paul Bradley ...
Draft Board Member (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Pvt. Brailsford (uncredited)
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Col. Mead (uncredited)
Wade Cagle ...
Lt. Emerson (uncredited)
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French Woman (uncredited)
Bud Cokes ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Pvt. Abbott (uncredited)
Ashley Cowan ...
Maier (uncredited)
David Dabov ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Joan Douglas ...
Maid (uncredited)
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German soldier (uncredited)
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Rabbi Joseph Silverstein (uncredited)
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Draft Board Chairman (uncredited)
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Draft Board Physician (uncredited)
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Burn (uncredited)
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Pvt. Faber (uncredited)
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Barracks Inspection Private (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Pvt. Donnelly (uncredited)
Stan Kamber ...
Acaro (uncredited)
Craig Karr ...
Draft Board Secretary (uncredited)
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Camp Commandant (uncredited)
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Officer at Bar (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Nicholas King ...
Medic (uncredited)
Gil Lasky ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Gustave Lax ...
Draft Board Member (uncredited)
George Meader ...
Milkman (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Clive Morgan ...
British Colonel (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ann Paige ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Christian Pasques ...
French Boy (uncredited)
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Pvt. Hagstrom (uncredited)
Voltaire Perkins ...
Bus Terminal Café Counterman (uncredited)
Mary Pierce ...
Young French Girl (uncredited)
Art Reichle ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Bavarian (uncredited)
Edward Rickard ...
Mailman (uncredited)
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Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)
Gerald Rowe ...
Messenger (uncredited)
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Sergeant (uncredited)
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Drunk (uncredited)
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German Civilian with Town Mayor (uncredited)
Kendall Scott ...
Emerson (uncredited)
Michael Smith ...
Draft Board Member (uncredited)
Ann Stebbins ...
Brunette (uncredited)
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Brig. Gen. Sam Rockland (uncredited)
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John Plowman (uncredited)
Alfred Tonkel ...
German Waiter (uncredited)
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German Colonel (uncredited)
Blaine Turner ...
Bartender (uncredited)
Lee J. Winters ...
Private First Class (uncredited)
Doris Wiss ...
Nurse (uncredited)

Directed by

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Edward Dmytryk

Written by

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Edward Anhalt ... (screenplay)
 
Irwin Shaw ... (novel)

Produced by

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Al Lichtman ... producer

Music by

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Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography by

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Joseph MacDonald ... director of photography (as Joe MacDonald)

Editing by

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Dorothy Spencer

Art Direction by

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Addison Hehr
Lyle R. Wheeler

Set Decoration by

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Stuart A. Reiss
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by

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Adele Balkan

Makeup Department

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Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Helen Turpin ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Ben Chapman ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ad Schaumer ... assistant director

Art Department

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Will Williams ... movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Alfred Bruzlin ... sound
Warren B. Delaplain ... sound

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L.B. Abbott ... special photographic effects

Stunts

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Paul Bradley ... stunts (uncredited)
Larry Duran ... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Gray ... stunts (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns ... stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Léo L. Fuchs ... still photographer (uncredited)
Donald E. Thorin ... second assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charles Le Maire ... executive wardrobe designer (as Charles LeMaire)

Music Department

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Lionel Newman ... conductor
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator
Dominic Frontiere ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Earle Hagen ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Allison A. Conrad ... technical advisor (as Lt. Col. Allison A. Conrad)
Walter C. Roberts ... dialogue director (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Mattias Thuresson

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Taglines 20th CENTURY-FOX PRESENTS ALL THE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF the Young Lions (original print ad - mostly caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le bal des maudits (France)
  • Die jungen Löwen (Germany)
  • El baile de los malditos (Spain)
  • Genç Aslanlar (Turkey, Turkish title)
  • Os Jovens Leões (Portugal)
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Runtime
  • 167 min
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Budget $3,550,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia During filming, Montgomery Clift called Marlon Brando a slob and commented that he was using only about one third of his talent. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #8.2 (1978). See more »
Soundtracks The Blue Danube See more »
Quotes Michael Whiteacre: Look, I've read all the books. I know that in 10 years we'll be bosom friends with the Germans and the Japanese. Then I'll be pretty annoyed that I was killed.
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