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The Flying Classroom

The Flying Classroom

20036.11h 50m

Overview

A boy who was once a perpetual outcast finds friends in a new boarding school. United with his new peers, he gets involved in a heated rivalry with a group of students from a neighboring school.

Directed by Tomy Wigand
Written by Henriette Piper, Franziska Buch, Erich Kästner
Produced by Uschi Reich, Susanne van Lessen, Peter Zenk
Box Office0Revenue: $9.4M

Top Cast

Ulrich Noethen

Ulrich Noethen

Dr. Johann 'Justus' Bökh

Sebastian Koch

Sebastian Koch

Robert 'Nichtraucher' Uthofft

P

Piet Klocke

Kreuzkamm Senior

Anja Kling

Anja Kling

Kathrin

Frederick Lau

Frederick Lau

Matz Selbmann

François Goeske

François Goeske

Kreuzkamm jr.

Hauke Diekamp

Hauke Diekamp

Jonathan Trotz

P

Philipp Peters-Arnolds

Martin Thaler

Theresa Vilsmaier

Theresa Vilsmaier

Mona Egerland

H

Hans Broich-Wuttke

Uli von Simmern

Themes & Keywords

fightboarding schooltheater playboys' choirthieffalling in love

About The Flying Classroom

The Flying Classroom is a comedy, drama, family film released in 2003 exploring themes of fight, boarding school, theater play, boys' choir, thief, falling in love. Directed by Tomy Wigand, it stars Ulrich Noethen, Sebastian Koch, Piet Klocke. A boy who was once a perpetual outcast finds friends in a new boarding school. United with his new peers, he gets involved in a heated rivalry with a group of students from a neighboring school.

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