Mädchen in Uniform
1958 · Movie · NR · 95 min · ★ 6.1 · 65% critics
After losing a parent, a vulnerable new student arrives at a rigid girls’ boarding school ruled by discipline and conformity. She finds rare warmth in a compassionate teacher, and that bond begins to challenge the school’s harsh values and emotional restraints.
Based on Mädchen in Uniform
Also known as Girls in Uniform
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Details
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1958-07-07
- Language
- German
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (58 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to emotionally charged period dramas about repression, authority, and forbidden attachment, especially if Young Törless appeals to you; Not for you if you want a fast-paced or lighthearted watch.
Pros: moving central relationship; strong anti-authority themes; emotionally engaging drama | Cons: overshadowed by original; uneven impact; melodramatic at times
Themes
- coming out
- boarding school
- school performance
- potsdam
- teacher
- remake
- lesbian relationship
- teachers and students
Cast & crew
Lilli Palmer
as Elisabeth von Bernburg
Romy Schneider
as Manuela von Meinhardis
Therese Giehse
as Headmistress
Blandine Ebinger
as Fräulein von Rackett
- AS
Adelheid Seeck
as Princess
Gina Albert
as Marga von Rackow
Sabine Sinjen
as Ilse von Westhagen
Christine Kaufmann
as Mia
Danik Patisson
as Alexandra von Treskow
Ginette Pigeon
as Edelgard von Kleist
Directed by Géza von Radványi