Lost Youth (1948)

Name: Lost Youth
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1948-04-02

1h 20m

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Plot.

In impoverished post-war Rome, a gang of young thieves is lead by Stefano, the son of an illustrious professor. The police suspects that the criminals are actually university students; inspector Mariani, a young World War II veteran, enrolls and tries to find out more. He falls for a pretty fellow student, Luisa, but she is the sister of the gang leader..

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Release Date
April 2, 1948

Original Name
Gioventù perduta

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 20m

Genres
Drama Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-10

Wiki.

Lost Youth (Italian: Gioventù perduta) is a 1948 Italian-language drama film directed by Pietro Germi. The style of the film is close to the Italian neorealism film movement. It was remade in 1953 as the British film Black 13.

Two important future film directors, Mario Monicelli & Antonio Pietrangeli, co-wrote the script.