Rent The Young Lions (1958)
3.4 of 5 from 78 ratings
2h 40min
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- Synopsis:
- Marlon Brando captures the extraordinary contradictions and complexity of a decent man who becomes a Nazi officer. 'The Young Lions' tells the story of World War II from both sides. The American, represented by Montgomery Clift and Dean Martin. And the German, made tragically vivid by Brando. Based on the novel by Irwin Shaw, 'The Young Lions' is a provocative, insightful movie. It is also one of Brando's all-time best.
- Actors:
- Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, Hope Lange, Barbara Rush, May Britt, Maximilian Schell, Dora Doll, Lee Van Cleef, Liliane Montevecchi, Parley Baer, Arthur Franz, Hal Baylor, Richard Gardner, Herbert Rudley, John Alderson, John Banner, Stephen Bekassy, Dagmar Biener, Paul Bradley
- Directors:
- Edward Dmytryk
- Producers:
- Al Lichtman
- Writers:
- Edward Anhalt, Irwin Shaw
- Others:
- Carl Faulkner, Joe MacDonald, Hugo Friedhofer
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Brando: A Centenary Celebration, People of the Pictures, Top 10 Winter and Snow Films, Top Films
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Reviews (2) of The Young Lions
The Rot Underneath - The Young Lions review by griggs
This has one of those casts that should barely need selling: Brando, Clift and Dean Martin in one sprawling war film. Yet it is Brando, as the bleached-blond German officer Christian, who gives it its real shape. What starts as confidence curdles into disillusionment, and his slow recognition of what the war actually is gives the film its moral weight.
Clift is the emotional centre, all bruised decency and quiet torment, while Dean Martin proves he is far more than just easy charm and a good voice. Both are excellent. But Brando is the one carrying the big idea: not heroism, but the rot underneath it.
It is overlong, and Dmytryk does not always keep the whole thing taut at nearly three hours. Still, when it locks in, it has real force. Big, uneven, and at its best when it stops selling war and starts stripping it bare.
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Classic WW2 film - The Young Lions review by IanF
Worth seeing for Marlon Brando's SS Officer alone. A great war movie, big in scale and drama. Black and white, but outstanding cinematography.
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