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Zur Hölle mit den Paukern
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Zur Hölle mit den Paukern

1968-04-03 · 85 min · ★ 6.1

Comedy

Pepe Nietnagel and his fellow students of the Mommsen school come up with all kinds of ideas to get out of doing any actual school work. This includes simulating suicides, setting off the air-raid sirens and abusing the school director's new broadcasting system. They succeed in sending their teacher to a sanatorium and get a replacement that turns out to not be so bad after all.

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Directors
Werner Jacobs
Production companies
Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Constantin Film
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hansi KrausHansi KrausPepe Nietnagel
Uschi GlasUschi GlasMarion Nietnagel
Theo LingenTheo LingenOberstudiendirektor Dr. Gottlieb Taft
Gila von WeitershausenGila von WeitershausenHelena Taft
Günther SchrammGünther SchrammStudienrat Dr. Albert Kersten
Hannelore ElsnerHannelore ElsnerGeneviève Ponelle
Georg ThomallaGeorg ThomallaKurt Nietnagel
Rudolf SchündlerRudolf SchündlerOberstudienrat Prof. Dr. Arthur Knörz
Hans TerofalHans TerofalPedell Georg Bloch
Balduin BaasBalduin BaasStudienrat Dr. Blaumeier
Ruth StephanDr. Pollhagen
Oliver HassencampOliver HassencampDr. Priehl
Monika DahlbergMonika DahlbergFräulein Weidt
Ilse PetriFrau Nietnagel
Britt LindbergBritt LindbergSusie Rixner
Jürgen DrewsJürgen DrewsSchüler und Musiker
Herbert WeißbachBrändle
Joachim RakeMinister
Josef CoesfeldHotelportier
Enrico LombardiMusiker

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