James Drury
Sergeant Cooley
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The Young Warriors: Directed by John Peyser. With James Drury, Steve Carlson, Jonathan Daly, Robert Pine. In World War II, a tough sergeant is put in charge of a squad of young recruits and assigned to lead them on a mission against the Germans.
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- John Peyser
- TV-PG
- James Drury, Steve Carlson, Jonathan Daly
The Young Warriors. (film) The Young Warriors is a war film filmed in 1967 by Universal Pictures based on Richard Matheson 's 1960 novel The Beardless Warriors that was the working title of the film. The novel was inspired by Matheson's own experiences as an 18-year-old infantryman with the 87th Infantry Division in Germany in World War II. The ...
- Universal Pictures
- Gordon Kay
- The Beardless Warriors, by Richard Matheson
The Young Warriors. Sgt. Cooley (James Drury) tries to help World War II recruits function as a unit to prepare them for combat, stressing teamwork. One of the young men, Hacker (Steve Carlson ...
- John Peyser
- Universal Pictures
- James Drury
As the young and inexperienced newcomers go into combat, a somewhat aloof private, Hacker, is stunned by his first exposure to death. But he quickly hardens himself to the business of war and is soon killing Germans with an almost fanatical pleasure, even gunning down a German soldier who is clearly trying to surrender.
- John Peyser, Joseph Kenny
- James Drury
Pvt. Horton. Buck Kartalian. ... Soldier in Squad Attacking Tank. Noam Pitlik. ... Soldier in Squad Attacking Tank. George Sawaya.
THE YOUNG WARRIORS does what it sets out to do, which is to entertain the viewer and draw him into a story involving carefully-drawn characters thrown into a life-or-death situation. Drury is fine as the square-jawed hero, although it's amusing to see this young actor cast as the 'elder' type role, but the real standout is Steve Carlson as the ...
In World War II, a tough sergeant is put in charge of a squad of young recruits and assigned to lead them on a mission against the Germans. John Peyser. Director. Richard Matheson. Writer.
