‘The Young Lions’: Beautiful, Occasionally Brilliant

A World War II film that delves into soldiers’ personal conflicts.

Noah Ackerman (Montgomery Clift), in “The Young Lions.” 20th Century-Fox

NR | 2h 47m | Action, Drama, War | 1958

Perhaps the three most notable World War II epics from Hollywood’s Golden Age are “From Here to Eternity” (1953), “The Young Lions” (1958), and “The Longest Day” (1962). All three depict the immense human cost and moral complexity of the conflict.