6.9
The Young One
1960
Bravery in the Field (1980)
February 19, 198029mEN
6.8
4 votes
Overview
An aged World War II veteran and a young street punk violently meet and discover more in common than anticipated. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Director
Giles WalkerWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0Anyone remember Ralph McTell's song ''Streets of London''? There is something from that lyric here as an old veteran ''Tommy'' (Les Rubie) has to pawn his medals for $11 to tide him over until his pension arrives. Meantime, a trio of glue-sniffers are hassling an old lady selling poppies outside the post office. He intercedes and they flee, but now they are even more desperate as they sit in the park shivering and hungry. Next day, he has his cash and his medals back and after a small libation with his comrades in the pub he heads home. That's when he encounters these yobs again, and this time…
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