| The Young One | |
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| Spanish | La joven |
| Directed by | Luis Buñuel |
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| Based on | "Travelin' Man" by Peter Matthiessen |
| Produced by | George P. Werker |
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| Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
| Edited by | Carlos Savage |
Production company | Producciones Olmeca |
| Distributed by | Valiant Films |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Languages | English Spanish |
The Young One (Spanish: La joven) (released as White Trash in the United States and Island of Shame in the United Kingdom) is a 1960 English-language Mexican drama film directed and co-written by Luis Buñuel, and starring Zachary Scott, Bernie Hamilton, Key Meersman, Crahan Denton and Claudio Brook. "Inspired by" the story "Travelin' Man" by Peter Matthiessen, the film deals with issues such as racism and statutory rape by depicting the interactions between two men and a teenage girl on a private island game preserve.
It was Buñuel's second (and last) film in English, following Robinson Crusoe (1954); both were co-written by Hugo Butler (under the pseudonym H. B. Addis) and produced by George Pepper (as George P. Werker), Americans who had moved to Mexico after being blacklisted in Hollywood based on their alleged membership of, or sympathy with the Communist Party USA. The Young One was screened in competition at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival,[1] and has received highly positive reviews since its release.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Young One". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 19 June 2024.