The Young and The Brave (also known by the working title Attong) is a feature film released in 1963 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which depicts the quality of bravery of a group of prisoners of war that escaped North Korean capture, their youthful companion, and his dog during their journey to the American lines.

Starring Rory Calhoun, William Bendix, Richard Jaeckel, and Manuel Padilla, Jr., it was written by Ronald Davidson, Beirne Lay, Jr., and Harry M. Slott, directed by Francis D. Lyon[1] and produced by A.C.

[1] During the Korean War, three American prisoners of war – MSgt Ed Brent (Rory Calhoun), Sgt Peter Kane (William Bendix), and Pvt Kirk Wilson (Robert Ivers) – escape from their North Korean captors and try to make it back to American lines, about 40 mi (64 km) away.

At the beginning of their trek, they are given shelter by a Korean couple, who have a young son Han (Manuel Padilla).

While Han is hiding in nearby hills, the North Korean captors who are pursuing the three escapees kill the couple.

Kane appeals to Wilson to out-vote Brent, based on the assertion that after being held captive, rank no longer matters.

Cpl John Estway (Richard Jaeckel), a fourth escaped prisoner who was brainwashed, is encountered on their trek.

Han starts to return to the three remaining men, but is prevented from stepping on a second land mine by the dog Lobo, who is able to sense it through smell.

After finding batteries in the farmhouse, they make radio contact with a nearby American base, which sends a helicopter to pick them up.

The helicopter returns shortly under gunpoint from Estway and drops a note saying that Han was spotted in the next canyon, which has been infiltrated by many enemy soldiers and would soon be under barrage by American forces.

"[5] Although the film was released on its own in August 1963, it was re-released later that same year as the second feature to the first James Bond adventure Dr. No double bill in many American markets.