Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Original language
German
Production companies
FRANZ SEITZ FILMPRODUKTION, NOUVELLES ÉDITIONS DE FILMS
Setting
Austria
Crew
Producer
Louis Malle, Franz Seitz
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Cannes Film Festival 1966 generic
- German Film Awards 1966 generic
Titles
| Original title | DER JUNGE TÖRLESS | German |
| Translated title | Young Törless | English, Québec |
| Québec French title | Les Désarrois de l'élève Toerless | |
| Alternate title | Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törless | |
| Alternate title | O Jovem Torless |
Versions & editions
| Original version (German) |
Full credits
| Director | Volker Schlöndorff |
| Producer | Louis Malle, Franz Seitz |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
