The Young Philadelphians

1959 film by Vincent Sherman
Movie film Q1446533
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Summary

The Young Philadelphians is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,388 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Vincent Sherman[3]
  • Screenwriter: James Gunn[4]
  • Composer: Ernest Gold[5]
  • Genre: drama film[6], romance film[7]
  • Cast member: Paul Newman[8], Barbara Rush[9], Alexis Smith[10], Robert Vaughn[11], Brian Keith[12], Paul Picerni[13], Billie Burke[14], John Williams[15], Otto Kruger[16], Robert Douglas[17], Adam West[18], Richard Deacon[19], Isobel Elsom[20], Frank Conroy[21]
  • Producer: James Gunn[22]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Pictures[23]
  • Director of photography: Harry Stradling[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[26]
  • Review score: 5.5/10[27], 71%[28]
  • Color: color[29], black-and-white[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1959[32], October 12, 1959[33]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[34], Netflix[35]
  • Narrative location: Philadelphia[36]
  • Filming location: Philadelphia[37]
  • Film editor: William H. Ziegler[38]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[39], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[40], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White[41]
  • Title: The Young Philadelphians[42]
  • Duration: 136 minutes[43]
  • Production designer: Malcolm C. Bert[44]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[45]

Why It Matters

The Young Philadelphians has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'eml', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'ko',
    Ampas collections film id → W072252
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 53462
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 43157
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Malcolm C. Bert
    Publication date → +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1959-10-12T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → James Gunn
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+136'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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