Der Campus (1998)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Sönke Wortmann

Writers:

Dietrich Schwanitz (novel)
Dietrich Schwanitz (writer) ...

Release Date:

5 February 1998 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Satire | Rape | Based On Novel

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Heiner Lauterbach	...	Hanno Hackmann
Axel Milberg	...	Bernie Weskamp
Sibylle Canonica	...	Gabrielle Hackmann
Armin Rohde	...	Norbert
Rudolf Kowalski	...	Präsident Schacht
Sandra Speichert	...	Babsi
Barbara Rudnik	...	Dr. Ursula Wagner
Stefan Jürgens	...	Heribert Kurtz
Maren Kroymann	...	Brigitte Schell
Hans-Michael Rehberg	...	Hirschberg
Martin Benrath	...	Von Zittkau
Hermann Lause	...	Professor Köbele
Anya Hoffmann	...	Rebecca Roth
Bastian Trost	...	Martin Sommer
Yasmin Asadie	...	Sarah Hackmann

Also Known As:

Campus (USA)

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 (f) (w)

Filming Locations:

Hamburg University, Rotherbaum, Hamburg, Germany

Company:

Constantin Film Produktion

Movie Connections:

References "Quincy M.E." (1976)

Soundtrack:

In The Ghetto

6 out of 10

Sönke Wortmann returns to form after the misfire DAS SUPERWEIB with another adaptation of a successful book about a college teacher accused of having an affair with a student. It's a sharp, comic satire with a stellar cast of talented German actors working at their top (especially Heiner Lauterbach in a delightful central performance, Sandra Speichert a particular standout as the sexy student and Armin Rohde hilariously funny as a homeless person, once a professor himself), but it has too many characters, too many subplots and tends towards overlength and looses satirical power towards the morals-filled finale. Still Wortmann has the skills and talent to pull it off.