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Young Törless

Young Törless

19666.61h 27m

Overview

At an Austrian boys' boarding school in the early 1900s, shy, intelligent Törless observes the sadistic behavior of his fellow students, doing nothing to help a victimized classmate—until the torture goes too far. Adapted from Robert Musil's acclaimed novel, Young Törless launched the New German Cinema movement and garnered the 1966 Cannes Film Festival International Critics' Prize for first-time director Volker Schlöndorff.

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Written by Volker Schlöndorff, Robert Musil, Herbert Asmodi
Produced by Franz Seitz Junior, Louis Malle
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Top Cast

Mathieu Carrière

Mathieu Carrière

Thomas Törleß

M

Marian Seidowsky

Anselm von Basini

B

Bernd Tischer

Beineberg

F

Fred Dietz

Reiting

Lotte Ledl

Lotte Ledl

Gastwirtin / Innkeeper

J

Jean Launay

Mathematiklehrer / Maths Teacher

Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Bozena

Hanna Axmann-Rezzori

Hanna Axmann-Rezzori

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Herbert Asmodi

F

Fritz Gehlen

Themes & Keywords

boarding schoolmathematicsbullyingtortureaustria-hungarylgbtcorporal punishmentmilitary academy20th centurygood and evilimaginary numbers

About Young Törless

Young Törless is a drama film released in 1966 exploring themes of boarding school, mathematics, bullying, torture, austria-hungary, lgbt. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, it stars Mathieu Carrière, Marian Seidowsky, Bernd Tischer. At an Austrian boys' boarding school in the early 1900s, shy, intelligent Törless observes the sadistic behavior of his fellow students, doing nothing to help a victimized classmate—until the torture goes too far. Adapted from Robert Musil's acclaimed novel, Young Törless launched the New German Cinema movement and garnered the 1966 Cannes Film Festival International Critics' Prize for first-time director Volker Schlöndorff.

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