The Young Go Wild (1959)
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.
- Released
- 1959-06-23
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alfred Vohrer
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Peter van Eyck as Gefängnisarzt Dr. Knittel
- Christian Wolff as Fabian König
- Heidi Brühl as Ulla Anders
- Corny Collins as Viola von Eikelberg
- Hans Nielsen as Landgerichtsdirektor Dr. Senftenberg
- Alice Treff as Frau König
- Ingrid van Bergen as Hausmädchen
- Richard Münch as Herr König, Oberst a. D.
- Bum Krüger as Gerichtsdiener
- Joseph Offenbach as Gerichtsdiener
- Günther Jerschke as Verteidiger
- Claus Wilcke as Günther „Bimbo“ Steppke