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The Young and the Damned (1950)

★ 8.0/10 82 min Drama, Crime Mexico Spanish
Director: Luis Buñuel
Screenplay by: Luis Buñuel, Luis Alcoriza
Streaming: Not available

Description

A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

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Top Cast

Estela Inda
Estela Inda Mother
Miguel Inclán
Miguel Inclán Carmelo
Alfonso Mejía
Alfonso Mejía Pedro
Roberto Cobo
Roberto Cobo Jaibo
Alma Delia Fuentes
Alma Delia Fuentes Meche
Francisco Jambrina
Francisco Jambrina School Principal
Jesús García Navarro Father
Efraín Arauz Cacarizo

The Young and the Damned Appears on 12 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #774
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #161
The Film Foundation (by Martin Scorsese)
The Film Foundation #433
UNESCO ‘Memory of the World’
UNESCO #415

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest Foreign Language Films
BBC #80

Filmmaker Curation

Abel Ferrara's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #20
Bill Hader's Favorite Movies
Collider #129
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #134
Francois Truffaut's List Of Favorite Films
LaCinetek #91
Paul Verhoeven's Favorite Films
LaCinetek #13

Fun Lists

Top Of The Lists Most Quoted Films Ranked
LaCinetek #62

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1950-1959 Films
Letterboxd #40

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