The Young Lions

Irwin Shaw's monumental best-seller

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

War Drama Action

Marlon Brando

(Lt. Christian Diestl)

Montgomery Clift

(Noah Ackerman)

Dean Martin

(Michael Whiteacre)

Hope Lange

Barbara Rush

(Margaret Freemantle)

May Britt

(Gretchen Hardenberg)

Maximilian Schell

(Capt. Hardenberg)

Dora Doll

Lee Van Cleef

(1st Sgt. Rickett)

Liliane Montevecchi

Parley Baer

Arthur Franz

Hal Baylor

(Pvt. Burnecker)

Richard Gardner

Herbert Rudley

(Capt. Colclough)

Michael Smith

(Draft Board Member (uncredited))

Paul Comi

(Pvt. Abbott (uncredited))

John Alderson

(Cpl. Kraus (uncredited))

John Banner

(German Town Mayor (uncredited))

Milton Frome

(Draft Board Physician (uncredited))

Sam Gilman

(Pvt. Faber (uncredited))

L.Q. Jones

(Pvt. Donnelly (uncredited))

Alberto Morin

(Bartender (uncredited))

Norbert Schiller

(German Civilian with Town Mayor (uncredited))

Harvey Stephens

(Brig. Gen. Sam Rockland (uncredited))

Stephen Bekassy

(German Major (uncredited))

Dagmar Biener

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Paul Bradley

(Draft Board Member (uncredited))

Joe Brooks

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Julian Burton

(Pvt. Brailsford (uncredited))

Robert Burton

(Col. Mead (uncredited))

Wade Cagle

(Lt. Emerson (uncredited))

Ann Codee

(French Woman (uncredited))

Bud Cokes

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Ashley Cowan

(Maier (uncredited))

David Dabov

(Soldier (uncredited))

Ann Daniels

(Hatcheck Girl (uncredited))

Joan Douglas

(Maid (uncredited))

Larry Duran

(German soldier (uncredited))

Robert Ellenstein

(Rabbi Joseph Silverstein (uncredited))

Harry Ellerbe

(Draft Board Chairman (uncredited))

Milton Frome

(Burn (uncredited))

Norman Grabowski

(Barracks Inspection Private (uncredited))

Joe Gray

(Soldier (uncredited))

Stan Kamber

(Acaro (uncredited))

Craig Karr

(Draft Board Secretary (uncredited))

Kurt Katch

(Camp Commandant (uncredited))

Kenner G. Kemp

(Officer at Bar (uncredited))

Hubie Kerns

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Nicholas King

(Medic (uncredited))

Gil Lasky

(Soldier (uncredited))

Gustave Lax

(Draft Board Member (uncredited))

George Meader

(Milkman (uncredited))

Gordon Mitchell

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Clive Morgan

(British Colonel (uncredited))

Monty O'Grady

(Bar Patron (uncredited))

Ann Paige

(Minor Role (uncredited))

Christian Pasques

(French Boy (uncredited))

Michael Pataki

(Pvt. Hagstrom (uncredited))

Voltaire Perkins

(Bus Terminal Café Counterman (uncredited))

Mary Pierce

(Young French Girl (uncredited))

Art Reichle

(Soldier (uncredited))

Otto Reichow

(Bavarian (uncredited))

Edward Rickard

(Mailman (uncredited))

Gene Roth

(Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited))

Gerald Rowe

(Messenger (uncredited))

Henry Rowland

(Sergeant (uncredited))

Jeffrey Sayre

(Drunk (uncredited))

Kendall Scott

(Emerson (uncredited))

Ann Stebbins

(Brunette (uncredited))

Vaughn Taylor

(John Plowman (uncredited))

Alfred Tonkel

(German Waiter (uncredited))

Ivan Triesault

(German Colonel (uncredited))

Blaine Turner

(Bartender (uncredited))

Lee J. Winters

(Private First Class (uncredited))

Doris Wiss

(Nurse (uncredited))