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title: 'They Were So Young (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kurt Neumann'
released: '1954-10-20'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/they-were-so-young-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047213/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# They Were So Young (1954)

1954 · 95 min · Drama · Germany, United States

Original title: Mannequins für Rio

## Synopsis

They Were So Young is a 1954 German-American drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Felix Lützkendorf, Kurt Neumann and the blacklisted screenwriters Dalton Trumbo and Michael Wilson. The film stars Scott Brady, Raymond Burr and Johanna Matz and was released on January 7, 1955 by Lippert Pictures. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios near Hamburg with sequences shot in Lazio. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Sohnle. Caterina Valente makes her film debut as a singer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kurt Neumann](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-neumann)
- **Producer:** [Kurt Neumann](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-neumann)
- **Screenplay:** [Felix Lützkendorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-lutzkendorf)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Jary](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-jary)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ekkehard Kyrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/ekkehard-kyrath)
- **Editor:** [Eva Kroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-kroll)

## Cast

- [Eduard Linkers](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-linkers)
- [Katharina Mayberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/katharina-mayberg)
- [Scott Brady](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-brady)
- [Caterina Valente](https://cinepixo.com/people/caterina-valente)
- [Johanna Matz](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanna-matz)
- [Erica Beer](https://cinepixo.com/people/erica-beer)
- [Raymond Burr](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-burr)
- [Gert Fröbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/gert-frobe)
- [Kurt Meisel](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-meisel)

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