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Language. German. Die Feuerzangenbowle ( [diˈfɔɪ̯ɐt͜saŋənboːlə], The Fire-Tongs Bowl or The Punch Bowl) is a 1944 German film, directed by Helmut Weiss and based on the book of the same name. [1] It follows the book closely, as its author, Heinrich Spoerl, also wrote the script for the film.
The Punch Bowl: Directed by Helmut Weiss. With Heinz Rühmann, Karin Himboldt, Hilde Sessak, Erich Ponto. A successful writer, home-schooled in his youth, masquerades as a student at a secondary school to experience all the fun and pranks he missed out on.
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- Comedy
- Helmut Weiss
- 1944-04-07
Die Feuerzangenbowle ( The Fire Tongs Bowl, The Punch Bowl) is a German novel, later adapted into several films, which tells the story of a famous writer going undercover as a pupil at a small town gymnasium after his friends tell him that he missed out on the best part of growing up by being educated at home.
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- Droste Verlag
- 1933
- Heinrich Spoerl
It is often part of a Christmas or New Year's Eve tradition. The name translates literally as fire-tongs punch, "Bowle" meaning "punch" being borrowed from English. The popularity of the drink was boosted in Germany by the 1944 comedy film Die Feuerzangenbowle.
Dec 13, 2021 · It might seem odd that such a playful comedic romp was released in 1944, in the midst of the most tragic period of German history, but that was part of Die Feuerzangenbowle’s purpose. As ...
Dec 24, 2018 · The German author Heinrich Spoerl (Heinrich Christian Johann Spoerl, 1887-1955) published the novel entitled Die Feuerzangenbowle: Eine Lausbüberei in der Kleinstadt in 1933. The novel was popular and ultimately led to three movies (1934, 1944, 1970), the most famous of which was released in 1944 during the final days of a war the Nazis were ...
Overview. Die Feuerzangenbowle from Director Helmut Weiss is based on the novel by the same name from Heinrich Spoerl and Hans Reimann that has turned into a cult German film. The film tells the story of a writer Johannes Pfeiffer who goes undercover as a student in a high school after his friends told him that he missed out on a great life ...
