Movie

Boys' School
1938 · 98 min
A creaky, atmospheric boarding-school mystery that drifts between boyish adventure and shadowy unease, rewarding patience with an odd, lingering charm.
- Directed by
- Christian-Jaque
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Mystery
- Starring
- Erich von Stroheim, Michel Simon, Armand Bernard
- Overview
- In a college, three friends form a secret society. Their objective - going to America. One night, after one of their secret meetings, one of them sees a man coming out from a wall. The next day, after he talks about it, he disappears. Then, the second one vanishes. Are they gone to their dreams? That's when the art teacher is murdered. Suspicions now are too high so the third one decides to investigate.
- How it feels
- Eerie, tense, whimsical and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Mystery, friendship, conspiracy, coming-of-age
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Christian-Jaque
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Mystery
- Starring
- Erich von Stroheim, Michel Simon, Armand Bernard












