Der Pauker
1958, German. Directed by Axel von Ambesser.
Secondary-school teacher Dr. Hermann Seidel is transferred from his sleepy, provincial grammar school to the big city. Here, he has to deal with a class of obstreperous students, where his outmoded teaching methods help him precious little. With the aid of good friends, however, he manages to turn things around, and he soon gets a handle on the students in his very own way…
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Axel von AmbesserDirector
- Heinz RühmannDr. Hermann Seidel
- Wera FrydtbergVera Bork
- Gert FröbeFreddy Blei
- Bruni LöbelFräulein Dr. Selinski
- Ernst Fritz FürbringerOberschulrat Wagner
- Hans LeibeltDirektor Wiesbacher
- Klaus LöwitschHarry Engelmann
- Peter VogelEduard Neureiter
- Peter KrausAchim Bork
- Walter SedlmayrAushilfslehrer
- Fritz WepperSchüler
Details
- Released
- 3 October 1958
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Curth Flatow, Eckart Hachfeld
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Der Pauker runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Der Pauker isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 October 1958. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Der Pauker?
If you liked Der Pauker, try SubUrbia, Berlin Blues, The Bra.
Who directed Der Pauker?
Der Pauker (1958) was directed by Axel von Ambesser and stars Heinz Rühmann, Wera Frydtberg, Gert Fröbe.