

The Punch Bowl
1944-01-28 · 97 min · ★ 7.2
Writer Johannes Pfeiffer who goes undercover as a student in a high school after his friends told him that he missed out on a great life experience since he was home schooled.
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- Directors
- Helmut Weiss
- Production companies
- Deutsche Filmvertriebs GmbH, Terra-Filmkunst
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Heinz RühmannDr. Johannes Pfeiffer/Hans Pfeiffer
Hilde SessakMarion
Erich PontoProfessor Crey, genannt Schnauz
Hans LeibeltGymnasialdirektor Knauer, genannt Zeus
Hans RichterRosen
Hedwig WangelHaushälterin bei Crey
Margarete SchönFrau Direktor Knauer
Max GülstorffHerr Oberschulrat
Ewald WenckKastellan Kliemke
Albert FlorathMitglied der Bowlenrunde
Karl EtlingerMitglied der Bowlenrunde
Georg H. SchnellMitglied der BowlenrundeTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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