The Young Karl Marx

The Young Karl Marx
French theatrical release poster
FrenchLe jeune Karl Marx
Directed byRaoul Peck
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKolja Brandt
Edited byFrédérique Broos
Music byAlexei Aigui
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Diaphana Films (France)
  • Neue Visionen Filmverleih (Germany)
  • Cinéart (Belgium)
Release dates
  • 12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) (Berlinale)
  • 2 March 2017 (2017-03-02) (Germany)
  • 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) (France)
  • 1 October 2017 (2017-10-01) (Belgium)
Running time
118 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
  • Belgium
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • French
Box office$4.8 million

The Young Karl Marx (French: Le jeune Karl Marx; German: Der junge Karl Marx) is a 2017 historical drama film about Karl Marx, directed by Haitian filmmaker and political activist Raoul Peck, co-written by Peck and Pascal Bonitzer, and starring August Diehl. It had its world premiere at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2017.