The Young Lions (1958) movie poster

The Young Lions (1958)

"Irwin Shaw's monumental best-seller"
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👍 80%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 75%
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Director
Edward Dmytryk
Runtime
2h 47m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.7/10 (151 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
75%

Cast

Marlon Brando as Lt. Christian Diestl · 77% avg
Montgomery Clift as Noah Ackerman · 83% avg
Dean Martin as Michael Whiteacre · 80% avg
Hope Lange as Hope Plowman · 81% avg
Barbara Rush as Margaret Freemantle
May Britt as Gretchen Hardenberg
Maximilian Schell as Capt. Hardenberg · 76% avg
Dora Doll as Simone

Is The Young Lions good?

Most people think so. 80% audience score, estimated from 151 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 75%.

Overview

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

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