---
title: 'The Young Philadelphians (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vincent Sherman'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 136
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-young-philadelphians-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053462/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Young Philadelphians (1959)

1959 · 136 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Young Philadelphians is a 1959 American legal drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Robert Vaughn and Alexis Smith. The film is based on the 1956 novel The Philadelphian, by Richard P. Powell.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vincent Sherman](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-sherman)
- **Screenplay:** [James Gunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gunn)
- **Producer:** [James Gunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gunn)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ernest Gold](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-gold)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry Stradling](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-stradling)
- **Editor:** [William H. Ziegler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-ziegler)

## Cast

- [Alexis Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexis-smith)
- [Richard Deacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-deacon)
- [Paul Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-newman)
- [Isobel Elsom](https://cinepixo.com/people/isobel-elsom)
- [Billie Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/billie-burke)
- [Diane Brewster](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-brewster)
- [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams)
- [Barbara Rush](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-rush)
- [Otto Kruger](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-kruger)
- [Robert Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-douglas)
- [Louise Lorimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-lorimer)
- [Adam West](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-west)
- [Robert Vaughn](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-vaughn)
- [Paul Picerni](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-picerni)
- [Frank Conroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-conroy)

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