Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944)

A successful writer, home-schooled in his youth, masquerades as a student at a secondary school to experience all the fun and pranks he missed out on.

Director:

Helmut Weiss

Writer:

Heinrich Spoerl (novel)

Stars:

Heinz Rühmann, Karin Himboldt, Hilde Sessak

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Heinz Rühmann	...	Dr. Johannes Pfeiffer / Hans Pfeiffer
Karin Himboldt	...	Eva Knauer
Hilde Sessak	...	Marion
Erich Ponto	...	Professor Crey - 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

Storyline

Hans Pfeiffer and some of his friends are drinking "Feuerzangenbowle". Talking about their school-time they discover that Hans never was at a regular school and so, as they think, missed an important part of his youth. They decide to send him back to school to do all the things he never could do before.

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Plot Keywords:

school | prank | cult film | teacher | spoof | 

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Taglines:

Dieser Film ist ein Loblieb auf die Schule, aber es ist möglich, daß die Schule es nicht merkt.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

7 April 1944 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Aikamiestä lapsettaa

Filming Locations:

Kurpark, Hotel Badehof, Bad Salzschlirf, Hessen, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Terra-Filmkunst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is a remake of So ein Flegel (Such a Boor), made ten years earlier, and also starring Heinz Rühmann - in the same role!

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Goofs

When Knebel draws a nude on the blackboard you see thin lines that help him trace the drawing.

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Connections

Featured in Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (2008)

User Reviews

Best German Movie ever

"Die Feuerzangenbowle" is absolutly one of the Best Movies ever and the Best German Movie at all. In my personal Ranking the "Feuerzangenbowle" is under my TOP 8 Movies. Between "The Life of Brian" it's the funniest Movie. It's made during the II. World War near Berlin. At one Time the British and US-Bomber came and at the other Time this Movie was made. Such a funny Movie in such a Dark Time. In the Beginning the Movie was forbidden by the Nazis but the they need every Laugh for the poor German Humans.

The Cast of this Movie it outstanding in the German History. There are not only Stars, no - but every Character is perfect casted. The leading Man Heinz Rühmann is the Best Actor in the History of German Movies. And here he has his Best Part before his Character-Time from the End of the 50s to the End of the 60s. He played the leading Role in the Oscar nominated Movie "The Captain of Koepenick" and a supporting Role - his only Hollywood Movie (he was too old this Time and don't wanted to leave Germany for longer Time) - Stanley Kramer's "The Ship of Fools". The "Halliwell's" means, he is Great in this Movie. It's truly sad for non-German speaking Persons that they can't see his Movies (you can but at the most important Countries like USA, UK, Canada, France, Japan and Australia are non-English or non-Motherlanguage not often shown and seen)

sorry for my bad English (I learn and try - learning by doing)