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
Unknown
Peter Borgelt
Lehrer Peuker
Michael Gerber
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Günter Junghans
Lehrer Mehlmann
Harry Merkel
Senf
Hans Jochen Röhrig
Lehrer Dreyer
Eva Schäfer
Unknown
Dietrich Körner
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Peter Dommisch
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Klaus Piontek
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Jörg Knochée
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Torsten Ranft
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Angela Brunner
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Heinz Hupfer
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Hubert Hoelzke
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Jaecki Schwarz
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Alexander Schubert
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Tilmar Kuhn
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Bert Löper
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Rolf Lukoschek
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Etienne Charle
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Gerd Funk
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Karin Beewen
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Elke Hersmann
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Willi Neuenhahn
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Wolfgang Krone
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