Schulmeister Spitzbart
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...
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Otto Mellies
Schulmeister Spitzbart
Known for
Back on Track
Simone von Zglinicki
Frau Spitzbart
Also in
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Wolfgang Hübner
Antje Straßburger
Also in
The Golden Thaler
Sabine!
Ellen-Maria Jäger
Peter Borgelt
Lehrer Peuker
Also in
Polizeiruf 110
Nebelnacht
Friedemann Schreiter
Michael Gerber
Also in
The Lives of Others
Good Bye, Lenin!
Paul Müller
Michael Spitzbart
Known for
Fantozzi Against the Wind
Journey to Italy
Johann Gottlieb Schummel
Günter Junghans
Lehrer Mehlmann
Also in
The Adventures of Werner Holt
Rottenknechte
Harry Merkel
Senf
Also in
Ways across the Country
Abenteuer mit den Abrafaxen
Wolfgang Hübner Director · Friedemann Schreiter Writer Günter Eisinger Cinematographer
First release December 27, 1989 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production Fernsehen der DDR, Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF)
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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Fernsehen der DDR
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Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF)
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XG · Germany
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German
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German
Release dates
Germany · December 27, 1989
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