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The Flying Classroom
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The Flying Classroom

1954-09-02 · 92 min · ★ 7.7

Family · Comedy · Drama

The third form of a boarding school and the students of a neighboring school do not get along. Each side dreams up the craziest pranks to defeat the other. And when one day the high school students go as far as stealing the Gymnasium students’ essays and even burning them, daily school life really gets out of hand.

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Directors
Kurt Hoffmann
Production companies
Carlton Film GmbH (München)
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Paul DahlkePaul DahlkeJustus
Heliane BeiHeliane BeiSchwester Beate
Paul KlingerPaul KlingerDer Nichtraucher
Peter VogelPeter VogelDer schöne Theodor
Peter TostMartin
Bert BrandtMatz
Knut MahlkeUli
Herbert KrollDir.Grünkern
Erich PontoErich PontoSanitätsrat Dr. Hartwig
Bruno HübnerBruno HübnerProf. Kreuzkamm
Rudolf VogelRudolf VogelFriseur Krüger
Willy ReichertWilly ReichertHerr Thaler, Martins Vater
Ruth HausmeisterRuth HausmeisterMartins Mutter
Arno EbertJohnnys Vater
Peter KrausPeter KrausJohnny
Michael VerhoevenMichael VerhoevenFerdinand
Axel ArensSebastian
Erich KästnerAutor (uncredited)

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