- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1960
- Runtime
- 1h23
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All the Young Men
Brothers in arms battle prejudice as fiercely as the enemy.
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Synopsis
Amid the Korean War’s brutal backdrop, All the Young Men follows hardened Sgt. Major L.J. Williams (Alan Ladd) and a racially divided platoon charged with escorting a group of prisoners to a forward Allied position. When their convoy is ambushed and half the men are killed, Williams is forced to rely on Private Peter Knox, a black Marine recently promoted to corporal, to lead the remaining unit through enemy-held territory. As they navigate minefields and hostile lines, deep-seated prejudices surface, forcing each soldier to confront his own biases. Williams, initially resentful of Knox’s authority, must learn to respect his leadership if they hope to survive. Tense, character-driven, and steeped in moral conflict, the film examines courage, loyalty, and the struggle for unity in the face of adversity.
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Reviews
On IMDb, All the Young Men holds a 6.2/10 rating based on thousands of user votes, reflecting a generally mixed audience response. While Rotten Tomatoes does not have enough critical reviews to generate a Tomatometer score and Metacritic lists no aggregated rating, other established film guides offer perspective. AllMovie awards the picture 3 out of 5 stars, calling it “a solid drama with strong performances, though it sometimes feels dated,” highlighting director Hall Bartlett’s earnest but conventional storytelling. In Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide, the film earns 2.5 out of 4 stars, with Maltin describing it as “an interesting socially conscious drama with commendable acting.” Critics uniformly praise Alan Ladd’s stoic yet nuanced turn as Sgt. Major Williams and applaud the film’s willingness to tackle race relations head-on during a period when Hollywood shied away from such themes. However, many point out that the screenplay often lapses into familiar war-movie tropes and leans toward didactic dialogue, undercutting its more powerful moments. Overall, reviewers conclude that while All the Young Men is engaging and well-acted, its impact is somewhat muted by a formulaic approach.
