Film

Death of a Schoolboy

1990 · 1h 33m · History · Drama · War

IMDb

5.8

On June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was shot to death in Sarajewo. His assassination caused a chain of events that brought about World War I and the downfall of old Europe. Who is the assassin? Who is GAVRE PRINCIP, a man that fate brought into the center of world attention. The subject of the film is not the historical background but rather the psychological makeup of PRINCIP at the age of seventeen.

Reuben Pillsbury

Gavre

Christopher Chaplin

Trifco

Robert Munic

Cabri

Sinolička Trpkova

Sophia

Michele Melega

Danilo

Alan Cox

The Anarchist

Hartmut Becker

Cpl. Moritz

Alexis Arquette

Milan

Philippe Léotard

Dr. Levin

• Peter PatzakDirector · Writer
• David AntonyWriter
• Hans KoningsbergerNovel
• Igor LutherDirector of Photography
• Michou HutterEditor

Release date

September 1, 1990

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

History, Drama, War