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The Punch Bowl

Original title: Die Feuerzangenbowle
  • 1944
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Heinz Rühmann, Paul Henckels, Karin Himboldt, Erich Ponto, Heinrich Spoerl, and Helmut Weiss in The Punch Bowl (1944)
Comedy

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.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.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
  • Stars
    • Heinz Rühmann
    • Karin Himboldt
    • Hilde Sessak
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    6.4K
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    • Director
      • Helmut Weiss
    • Writer
      • Heinrich Spoerl
    • Stars
      • Heinz Rühmann
      • Karin Himboldt
      • Hilde Sessak
    • 16User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Heinz Rühmann
    Heinz Rühmann
    • Dr. Johannes Pfeiffer…
    Karin Himboldt
    Karin Himboldt
    • Eva Knauer
    Hilde Sessak
    Hilde Sessak
    • Marion
    Erich Ponto
    Erich Ponto
    • Professor Crey - called Schnauz
    Paul Henckels
    Paul Henckels
    • Professor Bömmel
    Hans Leibelt
    Hans Leibelt
    • Gymnasialdirektor Knauer, called Zeus
    Lutz Götz
    • Oberlehrer Dr. Brett
    Hans Richter
    Hans Richter
    • Rosen
    Clemens Hasse
    • Rudi Knebel
    Hedwig Wangel
    • Haushälterin bei Crey
    Anneliese Würtz
    • Frau Windscheidt
    Margarete Schön
    Margarete Schön
    • Frau Knauer
    • (as Marg. Schön)
    Max Gülstorff
    Max Gülstorff
    • Oberschulrat
    Egon Vogel
    • Musiklehrer Fridolin
    Rudi Schippel
    • Luck
    Ewald Wenck
    • Kastellan Kliemke
    Albert Florath
    Albert Florath
    • Old Man
    Karl Etlinger
    Karl Etlinger
    • Member of Punchbowl group
    • (as Karl Ettlinger)
    • Director
      • Helmut Weiss
    • Writer
      • Heinrich Spoerl
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    • 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!
    • Goofs
      When Knebel draws a nude on the blackboard you see thin lines that help him trace the drawing.
    • Connections
      Featured in Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (2008)

    User reviews16

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    10/10
    The best German comedy
    "Die Feuerzangenbowle" is an adaption of a novel by Heinrich Spoehrl. And it is perhaps the best comedy which ever was made in Germany. There are many jokes and funny scenes in this movie. For example "Pfeiffer" with three "f" one before the "ei" (or in English "egg") and two after the "ei". The entire cast is top notch. Heinz Ruehmann is one of my favorite actors. And one of his films "The Captain of Koepenick" received an Oscar nomination.
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    • giraffelover
    • Jan 12, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1944 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Fire-Tongue Bowl
    • Filming locations
      • Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
    • Production company
      • Terra-Filmkunst
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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