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Death of a Schoolboy

Death of a Schoolboy

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.

Release DateSeptember 1, 1990
StatusReleased
Original TitleGavre Princip - Himmel unter Steinen
Runtime1h 33min
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LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageGerman
Production CountriesAustria, Germany, Yugoslavia
Production CompaniesNeue Studio FilmRoxy FilmJadran FilmLisa FilmBR