Men Without Beard
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In his daydreams, 15-year old Otto is a real hero who masters dangerous situations by the dozen. But in reality, the rather imaginative ninth grader has trouble moving up to the next grade. Fortunately, his teacher Nickel notices that Otto does not lack intelligence, but the ability to use his imagination for the requirements of everyday school life. Together with school director Menschke, Nickel tries to change Otto’s attitude. Although this is easier said than done, Otto eventually realizes that he has to try to build his cloud-castles only after school has ended. And his teacher is going to support him in his attempts.
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Cast
30 people
Hermann Beyer
Lehrer Nickel
Known for
Dark
The Elementary Particles
Manfred Böhm
Otto Hintz
No other roles listed
Rainer Simon
Werner Bergemann
Uwe Kant
Käthe Reichel
Frau Hintz
Also in
Daniel Druskat
The Legend of Paul and Paula
Georg Wratsch
Rolf Hoppe
Gangster
Known for
Three Wishes for Cinderella
Mephisto
Claus Neumann
Inge Heym
Dieter Franke
Also in
Dach überm Kopf
Who's Afraid of the Devil
Helga Gentz
Rainer Simon Director · Inge Heym Writer Uwe Kant Author
First release May 20, 1971 · Produced in XG · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
XG
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Original title
Männer ohne Bart
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 20, 1971
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No release date listed for United States.
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