Release Date

27 Dec, 1989

Runtime

01:20: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

1831. A village schoolteacher Matthias Spitzbart dreams of the ideal school and writes a textbook on the perfect educational institution. When he becomes principal of a grammar school by chance, he puts his ideas into practice. His almost missionary-like zeal blossoms in wondrous ways, but his family idyll is deceptive. Entangled in his activities, Spitzbart fails to see his wife's affair with pro-rector Mehlmann, daughter Friederike flirts with the trainee teacher, and son Michael's misdeeds are enough to make a mockery of his efforts at exemplary behavior. Teachers, parents and the mayor are of the opinion that he has upset everything that worked before: he is dismissed...

Original Title

Schulmeister Spitzbart

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Actors

Otto Mellies

Simone von Zglinicki

Antje Straßburger

Peter Borgelt

Michael Gerber

Günter Junghans

Harry Merkel

Hans Jochen Röhrig

Eva Schäfer

Dietrich Körner

Peter Dommisch

Klaus Piontek

Jörg Knochée

Torsten Ranft

Angela Brunner

Heinz Hupfer

Hubert Hoelzke

Jaecki Schwarz

Alexander Schubert

Tilmar Kuhn

Bert Löper

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