The Restless Years (1958)

Name: The Restless Years
Director: Helmut Käutner
Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1959-01-29
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: John Saxon, Sandra Dee, Teresa Wright, James Whitmore

Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

High-school life and the prejudices and moral values of small town USA during the 1950s.

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John Saxon

Will Henderson
Sandra Dee

Melinda Grant
Teresa Wright

Elizabeth Grant
James Whitmore

Ed Henderson
Luana Patten

Polly Fisher
Margaret Lindsay

Dorothy Henderson
Virginia Grey

Miss Robeson
Jody McCrea

Bruce Mitchell
Alan Baxter

Alex Fisher
Hayden Rorke

Mr. Booth
Dorothy Green

Laura Fisher

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28 September 1999 | crazy-12

Downsided look at small town life

While the story centers around teenagers with a lot of nostalgia attached, it seems to depict small town living, at least that one, as unpleasant. My past experience is the opposite of that. One thing which raised my eyebrows a little is the mention of marijuana in this film about high school kids in 1958. I have never seen a teenage film from the 50s infer that kids used that stuff then, even though did it exist.

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Sandra Dee's first leading role.

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Genres

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Romance | Thriller

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Release Date:

December 1958

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

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