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| Directed by | John Frankenheimer |
| Screenplay by | Edward Anhalt J.P. Miller |
| Based on | A Matter of Conviction by Evan Hunter |
| Produced by | Pat Duggan Harold Hecht (executive producer) |
| Starring | Burt Lancaster Dina Merrill Shelley Winters Telly Savalas |
| Cinematography | Lionel Lindon |
| Edited by | Eda Warren |
| Music by | David Amram |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.750,000[1] |
The Young Savages is a 1961 American crime drama film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Burt Lancaster. It was written by Edward Anhalt from a novel by Evan Hunter.[2] The supporting cast includes Dina Merrill, Shelley Winters, and Edward Andrews, and The Young Savages was the first film featuring Telly Savalas, who plays a police detective, foreshadowing his later role as Kojak. Often categorized as a "thinking man's movie", it has received mixed reviews.[3] Aspects of the film are inspired by the real-life Salvador Agron case.