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Das fliegende Klassenzimmer

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Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (2003)
  • Comedy
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  • Family
A boy who was once a perpetual outcast finds friends in a new boarding school, united with his new peers gets involved in a heated rivalry with a group of students that lives outside of the ... Read allA boy who was once a perpetual outcast finds friends in a new boarding school, united with his new peers gets involved in a heated rivalry with a group of students that lives outside of the school premises.A boy who was once a perpetual outcast finds friends in a new boarding school, united with his new peers gets involved in a heated rivalry with a group of students that lives outside of the school premises.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Tomy Wigand
  • Writers
    • Henriette Piper(screenplay)
    • Franziska Buch(screenplay)
    • Uschi Reich(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ulrich Noethen
    • Sebastian Koch
    • Piet Klocke
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  • Director
    • Tomy Wigand
  • Writers
    • Henriette Piper(screenplay)
    • Franziska Buch(screenplay)
    • Uschi Reich(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ulrich Noethen
    • Sebastian Koch
    • Piet Klocke
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    • 6User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 3 nominations

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    Ulrich Noethen
    Ulrich Noethen
    • Dr. Johann 'Justus' Bökhas Dr. Johann 'Justus' Bökh
    Sebastian Koch
    Sebastian Koch
    • Robert 'Nichtraucher' Uthofftas Robert 'Nichtraucher' Uthofft
    Piet Klocke
    • Kreuzkamm Senioras Kreuzkamm Senior
    Hauke Diekamp
    • Jonathan Trotzas Jonathan Trotz
    Philipp Peters-Arnolds
    • Martin Thaleras Martin Thaler
    Frederick Lau
    Frederick Lau
    • Matz Selbmannas Matz Selbmann
    Hans Broich-Wuttke
    • Uli von Simmernas Uli von Simmern
    François Goeske
    François Goeske
    • Kreuzkamm Junioras Kreuzkamm Junior
    • (as François Göske)
    Theresa Vilsmaier
    • Mona Egerlandas Mona Egerland
    • (as Teresa Vilsmaier)
    Nicky Kantor
    • Der schöne Theoas Der schöne Theo
    • (as Nicolas Kantor)
    Jaime Ferkic
    Jaime Ferkic
    • Wawerkaas Wawerka
    • (as Jaime Krsto)
    Tilmann Süß
    • Hackeas Hacke
    Lisa Sommavilla
    • Rosieas Rosie
    Constantin Gastmann
    • Fässchenas Fässchen
    Harald Richter
    • Der Kapitänas Der Kapitän
    Kerstin Reimann
    • Frau Thaleras Frau Thaler
    Tatjana Wehmeier
    • Frau Egerlandas Frau Egerland
    Christoph Hohmann
    • Herr von Simmernas Herr von Simmern
    • Director
      • Tomy Wigand
    • Writers
      • Henriette Piper(screenplay)
      • Franziska Buch(screenplay)
      • Uschi Reich(screenplay)
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    A boy who was once a perpetual outcast finds friends in a new boarding school, united with his new peers gets involved in a heated rivalry with a group of students that lives outside of the school premises.
    • music school
    • boys' school
    • school principal
    • new kid
    • concert
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Family
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Theresa Vilsmaier, who plays Mona Egerland in this movie, is the daughter of Joseph Vilsmaier, who directed Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen (1994), which is another adaptation of a novel by Erich Kästner. Kästner wrote "Das fliegende Klassenzimmer", the source for this movie.
    • Crazy credits
      The movie begins with the quote from the original novel (chapter "The second section of "Forwards"): "How can an adult totally forget his youth that one day he won't even know how sad and unhappy children could be? It doesn't matter if you cry because of a broken doll or because you lose a friend later. Erich Kästner"
    • Connections
      Referenced in Making of 'Das fliegende Klassenzimmer' (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Weihnachtsoratorium
      Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

    User reviews6

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    9/10
    Better than expected!
    I went into this movie knowing it was good. But it was better! It is a movie for children as well as their parents.

    Everything in it is brilliant. Let's start with the acting. Sebastian Koch as the Nichtraucher (non-smoker) and Ulrich Noethen as Iustus are perfect in their roles. Especially Sebastian Koch is very convincing. The child-actors do a very good job and the rest of the cast is also perfect, not to mention the very funny Piet Klocke as Professor Kreuzkamm.

    The screenplay is very good, the writers succeeded in eliminating all clichés. They did not simply turn Erich Kästners bestseller into a very good movie, the matter was also updated to fit in our time. Germany's unification is now part of the storyline of two characters in the movie.

    Camera and direction is above average and give the movie a good look.

    I enjoyed the movie, and so will you. Go and see it.
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    • TAEMO
    • Jan 26, 2003

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    • Release date
      • January 16, 2003 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Constantin Film (Germany)
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Flying Classroom
    • Filming locations
      • Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH
      • Lunaris Film
      • Odeon Film
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,378,807
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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