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The Young Karl Marx

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2017 | 118 min | History, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved The Way Back, start here.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
What might put you off
It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 in Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels, an industrialist’s son, who has been investigating 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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    62% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 29K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Raoul Peck

  • August DiehlKarl Marx
  • Stefan KonarskeFriedrich Engels
  • Vicky KriepsJenny von Westphalen
  • Olivier GourmetPierre Proudhon
  • Hannah SteeleMary Burns
  • Rolf KaniesMoses Hess
  • Niels-Bruno SchmidtKarl Grün
  • Alexander ScheerWilhelm Weitling
  • Marie MeinzenbachLenchen
  • Hans-Uwe BauerArnold Ruge