The Flying Classroom (1973 film)

The Flying Classroom

Directed by	Werner Jacobs
Written by	Erich Kästner (novel) Franz Seitz
Produced by	Franz Seitz
Starring	Joachim Fuchsberger Heinz Reincke Diana Körner
Cinematography	Wolfgang Treu
Edited by	Adolf Schlyssleder
Music by	Rolf A. Wilhelm
Production companies	Franz Seitz Filmproduktion Terra-Filmkunst
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	26 October 1973 (1973-10-26)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Flying Classroom (German: Das fliegende Klassenzimmer) is a 1973 West German comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Heinz Reincke and Diana Körner.^[1] Two classes in a school have a running feud. It is based on The Flying Classroom, a novel by Erich Kästner.^[2]

It was shot on location around Bamberg in Bavaria.

Partial cast

Joachim Fuchsberger as Dr. Johannes Bökh (nicknamed "Justus" or "the just")
Heinz Reincke as Dr. Robert Uthofft (nicknamed "Nichtraucher" or "Non-smoker")
Diana Körner as Nurse Beate
Bernd Herzsprung as Theodor Laban
Otto Bolesch as Professor Kreuzkamm
Anita Mally as Inge Kreuzkamm
Tilo von Berlepsch as Director Grünkern
Gudula Blau as Mrs. von Simmern
Wolfgang Schwarz as Mr. von Simmern
Otto Kurth as Otto Carstens
Robert Jarczyk as Johnny Trotz
Thomas Eggert as Sebastian Frank
Daniel Mueller as Uli von Simmern

References

^ BFI.org
^ Bock & Bergfelder p.273

Bibliography

Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

The Flying Classroom at IMDb

Films directed by Werner Jacobs

The Blue and White Lion (1952)
Street Serenade (1953)
Guitars of Love (1954)
André and Ursula (1955)
Santa Lucia (1956)
San Salvatore (1956)
The Beggar Student (1956)
The Simple Girl (1957)
The Count of Luxemburg (1957)
Munchhausen in Africa (1958)
The Star of Santa Clara (1958)
Here I Am, Here I Stay (1959)
A Summer You Will Never Forget (1959)
Conny and Peter Make Music (1960)
The White Horse Inn (1960)
Mariandl (1961)
Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol (1962)
Freddy and the Song of the South Pacific (1962)
Mariandl's Homecoming (1962)
The Merry Widow (1962)
The Model Boy (1963)
Homesick for St. Pauli (1963)
...denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol (1963)
Help, My Bride Steals (1964)
In Bed by Eight (1965)
Heidi (1965)
Aunt Frieda (1965)
The Sinful Village (1966)
Onkel Filser (1966)
Murderers Club of Brooklyn (1967)
When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres (1967)
The Heathens of Kummerow (1967)
Zur Hölle mit den Paukern (1968)
Zum Teufel mit der Penne (1968)
Charley's Uncle (1969)
Heintje: A Heart Goes on a Journey (1969)
Hurra, die Schule brennt! (1969)
What Is the Matter with Willi? (1970)
Heintje - Mein bester Freund (1970)
Twenty Girls and the Teachers (1971)
Morgen fällt die Schule aus (1971)
Our Willi Is the Best (1971)
Willi Manages the Whole Thing (1972)
My Daughter, Your Daughter (1972)
Old Barge, Young Love (1973)
The Flying Classroom (1973)
Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer (1974)
Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler(1974)
Zwei himmlische Dickschädel (1974)

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