The Altar Boys
1990, German. Directed by Wolfram Paulus.
The main characters of the story are Pauli, a teacher's son, and Sepp, the son of a sawmill owner. They get to know each other while serving as altar boys, become friends and decide to form their own gang with themselves as leaders. Their first major objective will be a battle against a notorious gang from the neighboring village . . .
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Wolfram PaulusDirector
- Christoph SchnellPauli
- Daniel RosenkranzPauli (voice)
- Gerald BachlerSepp
- Christian HaslauerSepp (voice)
- Nikolaus DobrowolskyMescht
- Stefan StegerBartl
- Franz BrandauerStoff
- Petra ObingerMaria
- Bernd LudlHausteiner
- Christian KrennHausteiner (voice)
- Johannes ThanheiserPastor
- Martin Maria AbramCatholic curate
Details
- Released
- 30 August 1990
- Original title
- Die Ministranten
- Country
- Austria, Germany
- Written by
- Wolfram Paulus
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The Altar Boys runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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The Altar Boys isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 August 1990. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Altar Boys?
The Altar Boys (1990) was directed by Wolfram Paulus and stars Christoph Schnell, Daniel Rosenkranz, Gerald Bachler.