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Die Feuerzangenbowle (1970)

Die Feuerzangenbowle poster
Directed by
Helmut Käutner
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man who missed out on a normal school experience as a child goes back to high school as a disguised adult. He gets involved with the students and tries to shake up the school's strict rules.

lightheartednostalgicplayfulbreezygentleold-fashionedwarm

What happens

Die Feuerzangenbowle is a 1970 West German film based on the book of the same name and a remake of the 1934 and 1944 films. This version of was part of a number of 1970s films concentrating on the theme of modernizing the school system. It was much less successful than its predecessors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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