Young Americans (1967 film)

Young Americans
Directed byAlexander Grasshoff
Written byAlexander Grasshoff
Produced byRobert Cohn
Alexander Grasshoff
CinematographyRichard Moore
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • August 21, 1967 (1967-08-21) (Premiere)
  • October 1967 (1967-10)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Young Americans is a 1967 American documentary directed by Alexander Grasshoff. It follows the Young Americans choir as they travel and perform across the United States. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1969, but the award was later revoked because the film had been released in 1967, making it ineligible. It remains the only documentary to have had its Oscar rescinded (the award was given to runner-up Journey into Self). Actress and singer Vicki Lawrence, later known for The Carol Burnett Show, appears in several musical numbers.