The Flying Classroom

The Flying Classroom

The Flying Classroom

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The Flying Classroom

1954

1h 32m

7.6(16 votes)

Family

Comedy

Drama

Overview

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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18 members

Acting

Paul Dahlke

Justus

Paul Dahlke

Acting

Heliane Bei

Schwester Beate

Heliane Bei

Acting

Paul Klinger

Der Nichtraucher

Paul Klinger

Acting

Peter Vogel

Der schöne Theodor

Peter Vogel

Acting

Peter Tost

Martin

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Acting

Bert Brandt

Matz

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Knut Mahlke

Uli

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Herbert Kroll

Dir.Grünkern

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Erich Ponto

Sanitätsrat Dr. Hartwig

Erich Ponto

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Bruno Hübner

Prof. Kreuzkamm

Bruno Hübner

Acting

Rudolf Vogel

Friseur Krüger

Rudolf Vogel

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Willy Reichert

Herr Thaler, Martins Vater

Willy Reichert

Acting

Ruth Hausmeister

Martins Mutter

Ruth Hausmeister

Acting

Arno Ebert

Johnnys Vater

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Peter Kraus

Johnny

Peter Kraus

Directing

Michael Verhoeven

Ferdinand

Michael Verhoeven

Acting

Axel Arens

Sebastian

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Writing

Erich Kästner

Autor (uncredited)

Erich Kästner

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