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The Young Lions

1958

Edward Dmytryk

Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, Maximilian Schell ...

7.2

6,051

War The destiny of two soldiers during World War II. The German officer Christian approves less and less of the war, while the American GI Ackerman climbs the military hierarchy.

	Author	Review
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"It's a kingsized credit to all concerned, from Edward Anhalt's skillful adaptation of Irwin Shaw's novel to Edward Dmytryk's realistic direction"	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"Clift is strangely hollow and lackluster as the sensitive Jew (...) Unfortunately, neither the script nor the direction of Edward Dmytryk gives him much help."	NEG
United States	Steve Butts IGN	"The movie is best when dealing with Brando's German character as he wrestles with the necessity of killing his fellow man."	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"Moving and saturated with certain kind of moral understanding, this is not an easy movie to watch, but still one worth watching for Brando's mesmerizing performance alone. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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