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The Young Lions (1958) 7.3
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 ... See full summary » Director:Edward Dmytryk |
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Cast
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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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Dora Doll | ... |
Simone
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Françoise
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Hal Baylor | ... |
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Pvt. Crowley
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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. Written by Mattias Thuresson
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soldier | german occupation | concentration camp | air attack | coward |Taglines:
20th CENTURY-FOX PRESENTS ALL THE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF the Young Lions (original print ad - mostly caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
2 April 1958 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Die jungen Löwen See more »Box Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Lt. Christian Diestl: [confused] Uh, I wish I was back in Austria! I wish I was back in the snow... in the winter... in the mountains...
Capt. Hardenberg: [impatient] Not like that! Talk about something else!
Lt. Christian Diestl: [amused] Can I talk about what I did with your wife the last time I was in Berlin?
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(uncredited)
Lyrics by Horst Wessel
Sung at the party in Bavaria
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"The Young Lions" novel that this film is based on was based on author Irwin Shaw's experiences in Europe during the Second World War. During World War II, Shaw was a warrant officer in the United States Army. See more »Goofs
When Hope visits Noah in the Stockade the sign says "Visiting Time limited to 10 minutes", yet Noah is told that his time is up after 3 minutes. See more »Quotes
Capt. Hardenberg: [two Nazi officers, escaping on a motorcycle in the middle of the endless desert] Don't fall asleep, damn you. Talk! Talk to me!Lt. Christian Diestl: [confused] Uh, I wish I was back in Austria! I wish I was back in the snow... in the winter... in the mountains...
Capt. Hardenberg: [impatient] Not like that! Talk about something else!
Lt. Christian Diestl: [amused] Can I talk about what I did with your wife the last time I was in Berlin?
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Horst Wessel Lied(uncredited)
Lyrics by Horst Wessel
Sung at the party in Bavaria
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A long time ago, some time before the powers that be decided that movies should be made only to extricate money from children by catering to their base instincts and in so doing destroy our civility, the American Cinema was devoted to the art and craft of story telling. In these stories, life was often celebrated through the study of the character of the human heart.
In THE YOUNG LIONS, we experience masterful story writing in the screenplay by a man named Edward Anhalt who adapted it from a novel by Irwin Shaw. In this fine example of the final years of the Golden Age of Hollywood we see a study of character, ideas and humanity seen amidst the greatest conflict this Earth has ever known, WWII.
Here, we experience both the Americans and Europeans, including Germans. They are played as they really were, not as depicted by latter day directors such as Steven Spielberg and others who have drawn WWII Germans as silhouette, cartoon characters, all vile and evil. Here, they are shown as singular human beings with personalities, hopes and dreams really exactly like our own. The opposing forces are caught up in a madness that somehow swept across the face of this planet at a specific time, when really probed, for reasons quite unfathomable. This was also one of the peak film renderings of Marlon Brando, whom some feel is one of the finest actors ever to have graced the silver screen.
If you yearn for a fulfilling example of American Cinema at a time when it was a serious, respected industry, this is one for you to see.