The Young Lions
“Irwin Shaw's monumental best-seller”
The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
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Cast
75 people
Marlon Brando
Lt. Christian Diestl
Known for
The Godfather
Apocalypse Now
Montgomery Clift
Noah Ackerman
Known for
I Confess
A Place in the Sun
Dean Martin
Michael Whiteacre
Known for
Rio Bravo
Ocean's Eleven
Hope Lange
Hope Plowman
Known for
Blue Velvet
Death Wish
Barbara Rush
Margaret Freemantle
Known for
It Came from Outer Space
When Worlds Collide
May Britt
Gretchen Hardenberg
Known for
War and Peace
Maximilian Schell
Capt. Hardenberg
Known for
The Black Hole
Deep Impact
Dora Doll
Simone
Known for
Torment
Main Street
Lee Van Cleef
1st Sgt. Rickett
Known for
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
For a Few Dollars More
Liliane Montevecchi
Françoise
Known for
Moonfleet
King Creole
Parley Baer
Sgt. Brandt
Known for
Dave
The Ugly Dachshund
Arthur Franz
Lt. Green
Known for
Invaders from Mars
The Sniper
Edward Dmytryk Director · Edward Anhalt Writer Irwin Shaw Author
Worldwide gross $4.5M · Budget $3M · United States release April 2, 1958
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,480,000
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
France · April 2, 1958
Theatrical
United States · April 2, 1958
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1959 · Theatrical
Germany
April 4, 1958 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 2, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
January 2, 1959 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 24, 1958 · Theatrical
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