The Young Lions

original title:
The Young Lions
other titles:
(Die jungen Löwen)
country / year of production:
USA / 1958 (x)
original length:
167 min. , black/white
premiere:
2 April 1958
genre:
melodrama
based on:
Irwin Shaw. The Young Lions. New York: Random House, 1948.
director:
Edward Dmytryk
film script:
Edward Anhalt , Irwin Shaw
producer:
cinematographer:
editor:
composer:
cast (role):
Marlon Brando , Montgomery Clift , Dean Martin
more:
plot synopsis:
keywords:
anti-semitism , authenticity , single fighter , friends on opposite sides , comradeship , wound, injury
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Kathryn Bernheimer. The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies. A Critic's Ranking of the Very Best. Secaucus: Carol Publishing, 1998, 187-189.
remarks:
Dean Martin stepped into the role of the character Michael Whiteacre, when Tony Randall became indisposed.

Was nominated for the "Oscar" and the "Golden Globes" in 1959.
availability:
VHS, DVD