Young Torless (1966) West Germany
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Director:Schlöndorff, Volker, Carrière, Mathieu, Dietz, Fred, Ledl, Lotte, Seidowsky, Marian, Tischer, Bernd
Studio:Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
Producer:Louis Malle, Franz Seitz
Writer:Herbert Asmodi, Robert Musil
Rating:7.3 (936 votes)
Rated:Unrated
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:037429205327
UPC:037429205327
Price:$29.95
Awards:4 wins & 1 nomination
Genre:German films
Release:2005-03-14
IMDb:0060574
Duration:1:27:00
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.37 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:German
Subtitles:English
Features:New, restored digital transfer
A German Movie, a new video interview with writer-director Volker Schlöndorff in which he reflects upon the making of Young Törless and its subsequent impact
Rare presentation of the original score by acclaimed composer Hans Werner Henze, with a video introduction by Schlöndorff
Stills gallery of behind-the-scenes production images and promotional art
Original theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitle translation
Plus: A new essay by film scholar Timothy Corrigan
LAC code:300007893
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:DVD Copy
Schlöndorff, Volker, Carrière, Mathieu, Dietz, Fred, Ledl, Lotte, Seidowsky, Marian, Tischer, Bernd  ...  (Director)
Herbert Asmodi, Robert Musil  ...  (Writer)
 
Mathieu Carrière  ...  Thomas Törleß
Marian Seidowsky  ...  Anselm von Basini
Bernd Tischer  ...  Beineberg
Fred Dietz  ...  Reiting
Lotte Ledl  ...  Gastwirtin
Jean Launay  ...  Mathematiklehrer
Barbara Steele  ...  Bozena
Hans Werner Henze  ...  Composer
Franz Rath  ...  Cinematographer
Claus von Boro  ...  Editor
Klaus Eckelt  ...  Sound Department
Maleen Pacha  ...  Set Decorator
Barbara Guffler  ...  Makeup Artist
Klaus Müller-Laue  ...  Assistant Director
Herbert Rimbach  ...  Assistant Director
Georg Attlfellner  ...  property master
Comments: DGE 159

Summary: 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.