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Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944)
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22 January 1945 (Sweden) moreTagline:
Dieser Film ist ein Loblieb auf die Schule, aber es ist möglich, daß die Schule es nicht merkt.Plot:
Hans Pfeiffer and some of his friends are drinking "Feuerzangenbowle". Talking about their school-time... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Escapist school comedy from the late Nazi era moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Heinz Rühmann | ... | Dr. Johannes Pfeiffer / Hans Pfeiffer | |
| Karin Himboldt | ... | Eva Knauer | |
| Hilde Sessak | ... | Marion | |
| Erich Ponto | ... | Professor Grey - called Schnauz | |
| Paul Henckels | ... | Professor Bömmel | |
| Hans Leibelt | ... | Gymnasialdirektor Knauer, called Zeus | |
| Lutz Götz | ... | Oberlehrer Dr. Brett | |
| Hans Richter | ... | Rosen | |
| Clemens Hasse | ... | Rudi Knebel | |
| Hedwig Wangel | ... | Haushälterin bei Crey | |
| Anneliese Würtz | ... | Frau Windscheidt | |
| Margarete Schön | ... | Frau Knauer (as Marg. Schön) | |
| Max Gülstorff | ... | Oberschulrat | |
| Egon Vogel | ... | Musiklehrer Fridolin | |
| Rudi Schippel | ... | Luck |
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Revealing mistakes: When Knebel draws a nude on the blackboard you see thin lines that help him trace the drawing. moreFAQ
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Germany was losing the war, its cities were being bombed to smithereens, so it's easy to see why Goebbels felt the need for quality escapist entertainment like this gentle, funny school comedy.
Heinz Ruhmann plays a successful writer who was educated by tutors and never attended school, and who decides to return to his hometown disguised as a pupil to find out what he missed. What ensues is a lot of sweet-natured tomfoolery, with lots of tricks played on the teachers - something which nearly got the film banned because of its supposedly 'anti-authoritarian' tendencies.
There's no real message except that 'schooldays are the best days of your lives', and perhaps that's its secret - for it remains among the most popular of all film comedies in Germany and is cult viewing around Christmas time. Ruhmann is in his element in this film, but particular mention should go to the wonderful Erich Ponto as the eccentric chemistry teacher, who is quite best thing in the film.