The Crammer (1958)
"Der Pauker" (original title)

Dr. Hermann Seidel is an authoritarian teacher at a small town high school.After the dislocation to a big town school, he sees himself and his concept of education, put to a severe test.

Director:

Axel von Ambesser

Writers:

Curth Flatow, Eckart Hachfeld

Stars:

Heinz Rühmann, Wera Frydtberg, Gert Fröbe

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Heinz Rühmann	...	Dr. Hermann Seidel
Wera Frydtberg	...	Vera Bork
Gert Fröbe	...	Freddy Blei
Bruni Löbel	...	Frl. Selinski
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer	...	School inspector Wagner (as E.F. Fürbringer)
Hans Leibelt	...	Headmaster Wiesbacher
Franz-Otto Krüger	...	Headmaster Gaspari
Klaus Löwitsch	...	Harry Engelmann
Ernst Reinhold	...	Martin Rössler
Michael Verhoeven	...	Peter Wieland
Peter Vogel	...	Eduard Neureiter
Axel Scholtz	...	Axel
Hans Zander	...	Rudi Bär
Peter Kraus	...	Achim Bork
Willy Auerswald	...	Postman

Storyline

Dr. Hermann Seidel is an authoritarian teacher at a small town high school.After the dislocation to a big town school, he sees himself and his concept of education, put to a severe test.

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Plot Keywords:

wrestler | teacher | motorcycle gang | junkyard | faculty lounge | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

3 October 1958 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

The Crammer

Filming Locations:

Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kurt Ulrich Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Klangfilm-Eurocord)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

One redeeming feature: the wrestlers

It would not be entirely unfair to describe this film as a dated piece of "honest teacher tames rough rascals". It has been done better before and it has been done better since. Some of the youth rebellion ideas have become unintentionally funny.

The one redeeming feature of the piece are the wrestlers. Gert Fröbe as a professional wrestler, fixed results, faked injuries and all is a sight to be treasured. The connection to the main plot is slim - Gert shows the teacher a few moves for self-defense, and one night the rebellious youth abandons a planned physical attack when our teacher is accompanied by some of these silverbacks.