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The Careless Years (1957)

The Careless Years poster
Directed by
Arthur Hiller
Genre
drama film, romance film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy teenage girl falls for a less privileged boy from a different part of town. Their relationship faces pressure from their families and social circles.

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What happens

The Careless Years is a 1957 film directed by Arthur Hiller and produced by Edward Lewis. It was Hiller's debut as a director of film, though he had previously helmed numerous feature-length TV productions. The film stars Dean Stockwell, Natalie Trundy and John Larch and was distributed by United Artists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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