The Young Karl Marx (2017)

The early years of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Jenny Marx, between Paris, Brussels and London.

Director:

Raoul Peck

Writers:

Pascal Bonitzer (screenplay), Raoul Peck (screenplay)

Stars:

August Diehl, Stefan Konarske, Vicky Krieps

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Cast

Credited cast:
August Diehl	...	Karl Marx
Stefan Konarske	...	Friedrich Engels
Vicky Krieps	...	Jenny von Westphalen-Marx
Olivier Gourmet	...	Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Hannah Steele	...	Mary Burns
Alexander Scheer	...	Wilhelm Weitling
Hans-Uwe Bauer	...	Arnold Ruge
Michael Brandner	...	Joseph Moll
Ivan Franek	...	Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin
Peter Benedict	...	Herr Engels
Marie Meinzenbach	...	Lenchen
Niels-Bruno Schmidt	...	Karl Grün
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wiebke Adam	...	Frau Ruge
Aran Bertetto	...	Paddy
Ulrich Brandhoff	...	Herrmann Kriege

Storyline

26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels, an industrialist's son, who investigated the sordid birth of the British working-class. Engels, the dandy, provides the last piece of the puzzle to the young Karl Marx's new vision of the world. Together, between censorship and the police's repression, riots and political upheavals, they will lead the labor movement during its development into a modern era.

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Plot Keywords:

karl marx | poverty | reference to karl marx | journalist | punishment | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany] Official site [Japan]

Country:

France Belgium Germany

Language:

German French English

Release Date:

2 March 2017 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Young Karl Marx

Filming Locations:

France

Box Office

Budget:

€9,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$26,097, 25 February 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$125,659, 17 May 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Agat Films & Cie,Velvet Film,Rohfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (as Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color Black and White (archive footage)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Canadian censorship visa # 407735.

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Soundtracks

Like a Rolling Stone
Written and Performed by Bob Dylan

User Reviews

80/20, 20/80, or 50/50 ?

A film like this is going to walk a fine line between depicting personal lives and making clear the epic stakes and tidal societal shifts in play. Unfortunately, this film strays way too far into personal territory. You know how Marx and Engels "lived and loved" in their shabby tenements, but are left wondering what the difference between socialism, Marxism, and communism are and how these ideas affect us today.