Teenage Wolf Pack (1956)
Directed by Georg Tressler
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Juvenile Delinquency Film, Urban Drama |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - Germany |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Rising young German leading man Horst Buccholz followed up his award-winning performance in Sky Without Stars with his starring role in Die Halbstarken. The title translates to "The Half-Strong Ones", in reference to the film's juvenile-delinquent protagonists. Though virtually irredeemable, Buccholz's gang-leader character is softened somewhat by his love for tenement girl Karin Baal. With the exception of Buccholz, most of the young toughs in the film are nonprofessionals, exuding a raw energy that many "pros" could not emulate. Most of Die Halbstarken was lensed on location in genuine gang-ridden urban neighborhoods.
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gang-leader, tenement, urban, gangster, teenagers