The Young Lions (1958)

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Irwin Shaw's monumental best-seller

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

• Released: 1958-04-02
• Genres: War, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 47m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 154 votes

Directed by Edward Dmytryk.

Top cast

• Marlon Brando as Lt. Christian Diestl
• Montgomery Clift as Noah Ackerman
• Dean Martin as Michael Whiteacre
• Hope Lange as Hope Plowman
• Barbara Rush as Margaret Freemantle
• May Britt as Gretchen Hardenberg
• Maximilian Schell as Capt. Hardenberg
• Dora Doll as Simone
• Lee Van Cleef as 1st Sgt. Rickett
• Liliane Montevecchi as Françoise

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Young Lions

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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