The Young Lions (1958) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Edward Dmytryk.

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
• Parley Baer as Sgt. Brandt
• Arthur Franz as Lt. Green
• Hal Baylor as Pvt. Burnecker
• Richard Gardner as Pvt. Crowley
• Herbert Rudley as Capt. Colclough
• Michael Smith as Draft Board Member (uncredited)
• Paul Comi as Pvt. Abbott (uncredited)
• John Alderson as Cpl. Kraus (uncredited)
• John Banner as German Town Mayor (uncredited)
• Milton Frome as Draft Board Physician (uncredited)
• Sam Gilman as Pvt. Faber (uncredited)
• L.Q. Jones as Pvt. Donnelly (uncredited)
• Alberto Morin as Bartender (uncredited)
• Norbert Schiller as German Civilian with Town Mayor (uncredited)
• Harvey Stephens as Brig. Gen. Sam Rockland (uncredited)
• Stephen Bekassy as German Major (uncredited)
• Dagmar Biener as Minor Role (uncredited)
• Paul Bradley as Draft Board Member (uncredited)
• Joe Brooks as Minor Role (uncredited)
• Julian Burton as Pvt. Brailsford (uncredited)
• Robert Burton as Col. Mead (uncredited)
• Wade Cagle as Lt. Emerson (uncredited)
• Ann Codee as French Woman (uncredited)
• Bud Cokes as Party Guest (uncredited)
• David Dabov as Soldier (uncredited)
• Ann Daniels as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
• Joan Douglas as Maid (uncredited)
• Larry Duran as German soldier (uncredited)
• Robert Ellenstein as Rabbi Joseph Silverstein (uncredited)
• Harry Ellerbe as Draft Board Chairman (uncredited)

Crew

• Edward Dmytryk — Director
• Edward Anhalt — Writer
• Irwin Shaw — Novel
• Al Lichtman — Producer
• Hugo Friedhofer — Original Music Composer
• Joseph MacDonald — Director of Photography

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