Young Törless
7.2
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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Cast
10 people
Mathieu Carrière
Thomas Törleß
Known for
The Tunnel
Arsène Lupin
Marian Seidowsky
Anselm von Basini
Also in
Baal
Gods of the Plague
Bernd Tischer
Beineberg
No other roles listed
Fred Dietz
Reiting
Also in
Herzblatt oder wie sag' ich's meiner Tochter?
Lotte Ledl
Gastwirtin / Innkeeper
Known for
Lissi and the Wild Emperor
Jean Launay
Mathematiklehrer / Maths Teacher
Also in
Baal
The Assassination
Barbara Steele
Bozena
Known for
Black Sunday
8½
Hanna Axmann-Rezzori
Known for
5 Fingers
Herbert Asmodi
Also in
Die Rückseite des Mondes
Fritz Gehlen
Also in
Von Null Uhr Eins bis Mitternacht
Volker Schlöndorff Director · Herbert Asmodi Writer Robert Musil Author
First release May 8, 1966 · Produced in Germany, France · Production Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Production
Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
Production
Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Production
Germany · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Der junge Törless
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
France · May 8, 1966
Premiere
Germany · May 20, 1966
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 31, 1966 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 31300
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