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1958    2h 47mAction, Drama
7.175%76%6.8
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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.
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
  • Marlon BrandoLt. Christian Diestl
  • Montgomery CliftNoah Ackerman
  • Dean MartinMichael Whiteacre
  • Hope LangeHope Plowman
  • Barbara RushMargaret Freemantle
  • May BrittGretchen Hardenberg
  • Maximilian SchellCapt. Hardenberg
  • Dora DollSimone
  • Lee Van Cleef1st Sgt. Rickett
  • Liliane MontevecchiFrançoise
  • Parley BaerSgt. Brandt
  • Arthur FranzLt. Green
  • Hal BaylorPvt. Burnecker
  • Richard GardnerPvt. Crowley
  • Herbert RudleyCapt. Colclough
  • Michael SmithDraft Board Member (uncredited)
  • Paul ComiPvt. Abbott (uncredited)
  • John AldersonCpl. Kraus (uncredited)
  • John BannerGerman Town Mayor (uncredited)
  • Milton FromeDraft Board Physician (uncredited)
  • Mister Arn
    Mister ArnMay 16, 2025
    "The Young Lions" is a little long, but it is three separate stories, and each of these stories could be a complete movie. If made today, it would be a mini-series of ten episodes. While the film takes place during WWII, it is not about the fighting, it's mostly about racism.

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