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UNITED STATES · 1961

The Young Savages

John Frankenheimer
racial tension juvenile delinquency justice system gang violence urban crime
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Synopsis

A district attorney investigates the racially charged case of three teenagers accused of the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy.

Year1961
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Frankenheimer
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