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The Young Lions

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The Young Lions
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NR,2hrs 47min
Genre:
War
Released:
January 1, 1958
Director:
Edward Dmytryk
Distributor:
20th Century Fox
Starring:
Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin  ...more
Synopsis: Though several concessions to the censors and the box-office were made in adapting Irwin Shaw's bestseller The Young Lions to the screen, the end result is generally effective and satisfying. Set during World War 2, the film concentrates on three individuals, one German, two American. Marlon Brando plays an idealistic German whose early fascination with Nazism leads to doubt and disillusionment. American entertainer Dean Martin, on the verge of the Big Time, does his best to dodge the draft but ends ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
An ambitious anti-war movie that combines politics, romance, nationalism, and morality, The Young Lions was a distinctive entry in the post-World War II re-examination of Hitler's legacy. Released in 1958, it was one of the few important movies from that era that questioned conventional attitudes about the war. Adapted from Irwin Shaw's best-selling novel, the would-be-epic was daring enough to disturb ... Full Review
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Marlon Brando
Christian Diesti
Montgomery Clift
Noah Ackerman
Dean Martin
Michael Whiteacre
Hope Lange
Hope Plowman
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