Young Törless
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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Young Törless
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 20, 1966
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Drama
User Score
66%
Original Title
Der junge Törless
Production Companies
Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Description
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.
