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The Flying Classroom
The Flying Classroom

The Flying Classroom

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FamilyComedyDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

7.625/10

Release Date

02 September 1954

Country

Germany

Cast

Paul Dahlke

Paul Dahlke

Justus

Heliane Bei

Heliane Bei

Schwester Beate

Paul Klinger

Paul Klinger

Der Nichtraucher

Peter Vogel

Peter Vogel

Der schöne Theodor

Peter Tost

Peter Tost

Martin

Bert Brandt

Bert Brandt

Matz

Knut Mahlke

Knut Mahlke

Uli

Herbert Kroll

Herbert Kroll

Dir.Grünkern

Erich Ponto

Erich Ponto

Sanitätsrat Dr. Hartwig

Bruno Hübner

Bruno Hübner

Prof. Kreuzkamm

Rudolf Vogel

Rudolf Vogel

Friseur Krüger

Willy Reichert

Willy Reichert

Herr Thaler, Martins Vater

Ruth Hausmeister

Ruth Hausmeister

Martins Mutter

Arno Ebert

Arno Ebert

Johnnys Vater

Peter Kraus

Peter Kraus

Johnny

Michael Verhoeven

Michael Verhoeven

Ferdinand

Axel Arens

Axel Arens

Sebastian

Erich Kästner

Erich Kästner

Autor (uncredited)

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