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The Young One

Play trailer The Young One 1960,  1h 35m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 78% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
As jazz musician Traver (Bernie Hamilton) is fleeing a false charge of rape, he finds his way to a small island near the Carolina coast. The only inhabitants are Miller (Zachary Scott) and Evvie, the 13-year-old granddaughter of Miller's recently deceased partner. While Miller is out, Evvie meets Traver and helps him with some supplies. Later, Miller starts to make advances on Evvie, unaware that a reverend (Claudio Brook) will soon come looking for her.

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Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine Nov 8, 2005
4/4
Poets have said that eyes are the windows to the soul, but Luis Buuel believed that our legs and feet revealed more about us than any other parts of our bodies. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Jan 1, 2000
[The film] is full of poetic asides and unexpected developments, revealing Bunuel's dark, philosophical wit at its most personal. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Jun 3, 2010
No other Buuel picture boasts a more tangible, zestful feel for nature Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sep 21, 2007
A
A rarely seen provocative racially and Lolita-like themed drama. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Sep 6, 2007
It gets under the skin of these characters, but offers little relief. Go to Full Review
Michael Scheinfeld TV Guide Aug 31, 2006
3.5/4
Zachary Scott and Bernie Hamilton star as deadly adversaries on an island hell in Luis Bunuel's The Young One, a rarely shown English-language gem about racism and pedophilia. Go to Full Review
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Hagrid R Mar 25, 2018 Zachary Scott and Bernie Hamilton star as deadly adversaries on an island hell in Luis Bunuel's The Young One, a rarely shown English-language gem about racism and pedophilia. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Luis Buñuel

Director

Zachary Scott

Miller

Bernie Hamilton

Traver

Crahan Denton

Jackson

Claudio Brook

Fleetwood

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Movie Info

Synopsis As jazz musician Traver (Bernie Hamilton) is fleeing a false charge of rape, he finds his way to a small island near the Carolina coast. The only inhabitants are Miller (Zachary Scott) and Evvie, the 13-year-old granddaughter of Miller's recently deceased partner. While Miller is out, Evvie meets Traver and helps him with some supplies. Later, Miller starts to make advances on Evvie, unaware that a reverend (Claudio Brook) will soon come looking for her.
Director
Luis Buñuel
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 7, 2007
Runtime
1h 35m
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