Young Törless

1966 · directed by Volker Schlöndorff

Rating
70/100
Hit
no

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.

Young Törless (1966), directed by Volker Schlöndorff, rates 70/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Mathieu Carrière
  • Marian Seidowsky
  • Bernd Tischer
  • Fred Dietz
  • Lotte Ledl
  • Jean Launay
  • Barbara Steele
  • Hanna Axmann-Rezzori
  • Herbert Asmodi
  • Fritz Gehlen

Crew

  • Franz Rath — Director of Photography
  • Claus von Boro — Editor
  • Hans Werner Henze — Original Music Composer
  • Herbert Asmodi — Writer
  • Volker Schlöndorff — Writer

More from Volker Schlöndorff

  1. Death of a Salesman (1985) — 82/100 · hit
  2. The Tin Drum (1979) — 77/100
  3. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975) — 76/100
  4. Diplomacy (2014) — 76/100
  5. Voyager (1991) — 61/100
  6. The Handmaid's Tale (1990) — 54/100

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