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Die Feuerzangenbowle ("The Fire-Tongs Bowl" or "The Punch Bowl") is a 1944 German film, directed by Helmut Weiss and is based on the book of the same name. It follows the book closely as its author, Heinrich Spoerl, also wrote the script for the film. Both tell the story of a famous writer going undercover as a student at a small town secondary school after his friends tell him that he missed out on the best part of growing up by being educated at home. The story in the book takes place during the time of the Wilhelmine Empire in Germany. The movie was produced and released in Germany during the last years of World War II and has been called a "masterpiece of timeless, cheerful escapism." The movie stars Heinz Rühmann in the role of the student Hans Pfeiffer, which is remarkable as Rühmann was already 42 years old at that time. The title comes from the German alcoholic tradition of Feuerzangenbowle.
Original Release
01/28/1944
Cast
Name | Character |
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Heinz Rühmann | Hans Pfeiffer / Dr. Johannes Pfeiffer / Dr. Johannes Pfeiffer/Hans Pfeiffer |
Karin Himboldt | Eva Knauer |
Hilde Sessak | Marion |
Erich Ponto | Professor Crey - called Schnauz / Professor Crey, genannt Schnauz |
Paul Henckels | Professor Bömmel |
Hans Leibelt | Gymnasialdirektor Knauer, called Zeus / Gymnasialdirektor Knauer, genannt Zeus |
Lutz Götz | Oberlehrer Dr. Brett |
Hans Richter | Rosen |
Clemens Hasse | Rudi Knebel |
Hedwig Wangel | Haushälterin bei Crey |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Heinz Rühmann | Hans Pfeiffer / Dr. Johannes Pfeiffer / Dr. Johannes Pfeiffer/Hans Pfeiffer |
Karin Himboldt | Eva Knauer |
Hilde Sessak | Marion |
Erich Ponto | Professor Crey - called Schnauz / Professor Crey, genannt Schnauz |
Paul Henckels | Professor Bömmel |
Hans Leibelt | Gymnasialdirektor Knauer, called Zeus / Gymnasialdirektor Knauer, genannt Zeus |
Lutz Götz | Oberlehrer Dr. Brett |
Hans Richter | Rosen |
Clemens Hasse | Rudi Knebel |
Hedwig Wangel | Haushälterin bei Crey |
Anneliese Würtz | Frau Windscheidt / Witwe Windscheidt |
Margarete Schön | Frau Knauer / Frau Direktor Knauer |
Max Gülstorff | Oberschulrat / Herr Oberschulrat |
Egon Vogel | Musiklehrer Fridolin |
Rudi Schippel | Luck / Streber Luck |
Ewald Wenck | Kastellan Kliemke |
Albert Florath | Old Man / Mitglied der Bowlenrunde |
Karl Etlinger | Member of Punchbowl group / Mitglied der Bowlenrunde |
Georg H. Schnell | Member of Punchbowl group / Mitglied der Bowlenrunde |
Georg Vogelsang | Member of Punchbowl group / Mitglied der Bowlenrunde |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Heinz Rühmann | Producer |