The Model Boy
5.4
Since Benno Geyer fails to pass his Abitur due to his panicky exam anxiety, Dr. Fritz Geyer enrolls in high school under his brother's name. As a model student, he has no trouble getting good grades, but he quickly becomes unpopular among the students. From then on, he tries to impress with the craziest pranks.
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Peter Alexander
Dr. Fritz Geyer
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Cornelia Froboess
Reny Pacher
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Veronika Voss
Gunther Philipp
Dr. Erwin Berthold
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Gusti Wolf
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Benno Geyer
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Rudolf Carl
Erich Pacher
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Adrienne Gessner
Elisabeth Geyer
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Werner Jacobs Director · Janne Furch Writer Arnfried Heyne Editor
First release May 17, 1963 · Produced in Austria, Germany · Production Constantin Film
Production
Sascha-Film
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Constantin Film
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Austria · Germany
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Original title
Der Musterknabe
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Austria · May 17, 1963
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
May 17, 1963 · Theatrical
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