The Young Go Wild (1959)
Verbrechen nach Schulschluss
Teenage Passions run riot!
High school student Fabian König is kicked out of school and starts a gang that specializes in theft. He falls in love with the orphan girl Ulla, but she rejects him when she finds out how he spends his time. When the pimp Horst tries to rape Ulla, she is rescued by Fabian. Shortly afterwards, Horst's body is found and Fabian is convicted of the murder due to the false testimony of a witness. In prison, he comes to trust the prison doctor Dr. Knittel, who believes him and is able to unmask the real culprit.
- Date of release
- 1959-06-23
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Alfred Vohrer
Casting
- Peter van Eyck — Gefängnisarzt Dr. Knittel
- Christian Wolff — Fabian König
- Heidi Brühl — Ulla Anders
- Corny Collins — Viola von Eikelberg
- Hans Nielsen — Landgerichtsdirektor Dr. Senftenberg
- Alice Treff — Frau König
- Ingrid van Bergen — Hausmädchen
- Richard Münch — Herr König, Oberst a. D.
- Bum Krüger — Gerichtsdiener
- Joseph Offenbach — Gerichtsdiener
- Günther Jerschke — Verteidiger
- Claus Wilcke — Günther „Bimbo“ Steppke
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