Young Törless
1966 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 6.6
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.
Also known as Young Torless
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Details
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-05-20
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 87 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (60 votes)
Themes
- boarding school
- mathematics
- bullying
- torture
- austria-hungary
- lgbt
- corporal punishment
- military academy
- 20th century
- good and evil
- imaginary numbers
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1967 · nominated
Cast & crew
Mathieu Carrière
as Thomas Törleß
- MS
Marian Seidowsky
as Anselm von Basini
- BT
Bernd Tischer
as Beineberg
- FD
Fred Dietz
as Reiting
Lotte Ledl
as Gastwirtin / Innkeeper
- JL
Jean Launay
as Mathematiklehrer / Maths Teacher
Barbara Steele
as Bozena
Hanna Axmann-Rezzori
- HA
Herbert Asmodi
- FG
Fritz Gehlen
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff