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...

Cast

Otto Mellies Schulmeister Spitzbart Simone von Zglinicki Frau Spitzbart Antje Straßburger Peter Borgelt Lehrer Peuker Michael Gerber Günter Junghans Lehrer Mehlmann Harry Merkel Senf Hans Jochen Röhrig Lehrer Dreyer Eva Schäfer Dietrich Körner Peter Dommisch Klaus Piontek

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